Sterna

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Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Sterna f

(sensu lato) A taxonomic genus within the family Laridae – many white terns, including Sterna sensu stricto and others now placed in genera Onychoprion, Sternula, and Thalasseus.
(sensu stricto) Certain medium-sized white terns
1. A taxonomic genus within the family Laridae.
2. 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): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Charadriiformes – order; Sternidae – family

Hyponyms

(all senses): Sterna hirundo – type species; Sterna acuticauda, Sterna aurantia, Sterna dougallii, Sterna forsteri, Sterna hirundinacea, Sterna hirundo, Sterna paradisaea, Sterna repressa, Sterna striata, Sterna sumatrana, Sterna trudeaui, Sterna virgata, Sterna vittata – other species

Derived terms

Sternula

References

Sterna on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Sterna on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Sterna on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Sterna at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Sterna at AnimalBase
Sterna at 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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