Larus

See also: larus and Lárus

Translingual

Larus heermanni

Etymology

From Latin larus (“a sea-bird, perhaps a gull”), from Ancient Greek λάρος (láros)

Proper noun

Larus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Laridae – many of the most common gulls.

Hypernyms

(genus): 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; Larinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Larus marinus - type species; Larus armenicus, Larus atlanticus, Larus cachinnans, Larus californicus, Larus crassirostris, Larus glaucoides, Larus livens, Larus michahellis, Larus occidentalis, Larus schistisagus, Larus smithsonianus, Larus thayeri, Larus vegae - species

References

Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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