Sternidae
Translingual
Etymology
Sterna + -idae
Proper noun
Sternidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Charadriiformes – terns, now usually subfamily Sterninae in family Laridae.
Hypernyms
- (family): 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
Hyponyms
- (family): Chlidonias, Gelochelidon, Hydroprogne, Larosterna, Onychoprion, Phaetusa, Sterna, Sternula, Thalasseus - genera
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