Definition of Laridae

1. Noun. Gull family: gulls and terns.

Exact synonyms: Family Laridae
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Lari, Suborder Lari
Member holonyms: Larid, Genus Larus, Larus, Genus Pagophila, Pagophila, Genus Rissa, Rissa, Sterninae, Subfamily Sterninae

Lexicographical Neighbors of Laridae

Laputan
Laquer's stain
Lara
Laramie
Lardil
Lardizabala
Lardizabalaceae
Lardner
Laredo
Laren
Large Magellanic Cloud
Large Münsterländer
Large Münsterländers
Lari
Laricariidae
Laridae
Larisa
Larissa
Larium
Larix
Larix decidua
Larix laricina
Larix lyallii
Larix occidentalis
Larix russica
Larix siberica
Lark
Larkinesque
Larkinian
Larmor frequency

Literary usage of Laridae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Handbook to the Birds of Australia by John Gould (1865)
"fically distinct has been followed by Bonaparte in his minute subdivision of the laridae. Like the B. jamesoni, this bird has a white head and white eyes at ..."

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