- family Rynchopidae
- nouncoextensive with the genus Rynchops: skimmers• Syn: ↑Rynchopidae• Hypernyms: ↑bird family• Member Holonyms: ↑Lari, ↑suborder Lari• Member Meronyms: ↑Rynchops, ↑genus Rynchops
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family Rynchopidae
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Rynchopidae — noun coextensive with the genus Rynchops: skimmers • Syn: ↑family Rynchopidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Lari, ↑suborder Lari • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bird family — noun a family of warm blooded egg laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑Struthionidae, ↑family Struthionidae, ↑Casuaridae, ↑family Casuaridae, ↑Apterygidae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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skimmer — /skim euhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that skims. 2. a shallow utensil, usually perforated, used in skimming liquids. 3. any of several gull like birds of the family Rynchopidae, that skim the water with the elongated lower mandible immersed while … Universalium
Rynchops — noun type genus of the Rynchopidae: skimmers • Syn: ↑genus Rynchops • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Rynchopidae, ↑family Rynchopidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
genus Rynchops — noun type genus of the Rynchopidae: skimmers • Syn: ↑Rynchops • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Rynchopidae, ↑family Rynchopidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Lari — noun gulls; terns; jaegers; skimmers • Syn: ↑suborder Lari • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Charadriiformes, ↑order Charadriiformes • Member … Useful english dictionary
suborder Lari — noun gulls; terns; jaegers; skimmers • Syn: ↑Lari • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Charadriiformes, ↑order Charadriiformes • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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