Larus
See also: larus and Lárus
Translingual
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Larus heermanni
Etymology
From Latin larus (“a sea-bird, perhaps a gull”), from Ancient Greek λάρος (láros).
Proper noun
Larus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Laridae – many of the most common gulls.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Charadriiformes - order; Lari - suborder; Laridae - family; Larinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Larus marinus - type species; Larus armenicus, Larus atlanticus, Larus cachinnans, Larus californicus, Larus crassirostris, Larus glaucoides, Larus livens, Larus michahellis, Larus occidentalis, Larus schistisagus, Larus smithsonianus, Larus thayeri, Larus vegae - species
References
Larus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Larus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Larus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN