Rynchopidae

Translingual

Rynchops niger

Etymology

From Rynchops +‎ -idae.

Proper noun

Rynchopidae

A taxonomic family within the order Charadriiformes – the single genus Rynchops (skimmer), now usually incorporated in 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): Rynchops (sole genus)

References

Skimmer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Rynchopidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Rynchopidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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