- genus Rynchops
- nountype genus of the Rynchopidae: skimmers• Syn: ↑Rynchops• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Rynchopidae, ↑family Rynchopidae• Member Meronyms: ↑skimmer
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genus Rynchops
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Rynchops — noun type genus of the Rynchopidae: skimmers • Syn: ↑genus Rynchops • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Rynchopidae, ↑family Rynchopidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bird genus — noun a genus of birds • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑genus Protoavis, ↑genus Archaeopteryx, ↑genus Archeopteryx, ↑genus Sinornis, ↑genus Ibero mesornis, ↑gen … Useful english dictionary
Cerberus rynchops — Conservation status Least Concern ( … Wikipedia
Indian Skimmer (bird) — Taxobox name = Indian Skimmer status = VU | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Charadriiformes familia = Rynchopidae genus = Rynchops species = R. albicollis binomial = Rynchops albicollis binomial… … Wikipedia
family Rynchopidae — noun coextensive with the genus Rynchops: skimmers • Syn: ↑Rynchopidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Lari, ↑suborder Lari • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Rynchopidae — noun coextensive with the genus Rynchops: skimmers • Syn: ↑family Rynchopidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Lari, ↑suborder Lari • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Black Skimmer — Taxobox name = Black Skimmer status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Charadriiformes familia = Rynchopidae genus = Rynchops species = R. niger binomial = Rynchops niger… … Wikipedia
African Skimmer — Taxobox name = African Skimmer status = NT | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Charadriiformes familia = Rynchopidae genus = Rynchops species = R. flavirostris binomial =… … Wikipedia
skimmer — noun Date: 14th century 1. one that skims; specifically a flat perforated scoop or spoon used for skimming 2. any of a small genus (Rynchops) of long winged marine birds that have the lower mandible longer than the upper 3. a usually straw flat… … New Collegiate Dictionary
skimmer — noun 1》 a person or thing that skims. 2》 a long winged seabird which feeds by skimming over the water surface with its knife like lower mandible immersed. [Genus Rynchops: three species.] 3》 North American term for darter (in sense 3). 4》 chiefly … English new terms dictionary
