Sterna
See also: sterna
Translingual
Proper noun
Sterna f
- (sensu lato) A taxonomic genus within the family Laridae – many terns including Sterna sensu stricto and others now placed in genera Onychoprion, Sternula, and Thalasseus.
- (sensu stricto) A taxonomic genus within the family Laridae – medium-sized white terns.
- (sensu stricto) A taxonomic genus within the family Sternidae.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Laridae): 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
- (genus in Sternidae): […] Charadriiformes - order; Sternidae - family
References
- Sterna at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Sterna at AnimalBase
- Sterna at Encyclopedia of Life
- Sterna on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Sterna at World Register of Marine Species
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
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