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SUBORDER LARI
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Gulls; terns; jaegers; skimmers
Synonyms:
Lari; suborder Lari
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("suborder Lari" is a kind of...):
animal order (the order of animals)
Meronyms (members of "suborder Lari"):
family Laridae; Laridae (gull family: gulls and terns)
family Rynchopidae; Rynchopidae (coextensive with the genus Rynchops: skimmers)
family Stercorariidae; Stercorariidae (jaegers and skuas:)
Holonyms ("suborder Lari" is a member of...):
Charadriiformes; order Charadriiformes (large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters: shorebirds and coastal diving birds; most feed on anima life)