family Stercorariidae

family Stercorariidae
noun
jaegers and skuas:
Syn: ↑Stercorariidae
Hypernyms: ↑bird family
Member Holonyms: ↑Lari, ↑suborder Lari
Member Meronyms: ↑jaeger, ↑Stercorarius, ↑genus Stercorarius, ↑Catharacta, ↑genus Catharacta

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