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

References

Tern on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Sterninae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Laridae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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