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
Rynchopidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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