Thalasseus
Translingual
Wikispecies
Etymology
From Ancient Greek θάλασσα (thálassa, “sea”).
Proper noun
Thalasseus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Laridae.
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
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN