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Definition of Subfamily Sterninae
1. Noun. Terns.
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Family Laridae, Laridae
Member holonyms: Tern, Genus Sterna, Sterna
Lexicographical Neighbors of Subfamily Sterninae
Literary usage of Subfamily Sterninae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Birds of Maine: With Key to and Description of the Various Species Known by Ora Willis Knight (1908)
"Gulls. 3. Upper mandible perfectly straight and sharp-pointed; outer tail feathers
generally longest . subfamily Sterninae. ..."
2. A Preliminary Catalog of the Birds of Missouri by Otto Widmann (1907)
"K. Worthen of Warsaw, 11l., in September 1900, on the Mississippi River, bounding
Clark Co., Mo., in the northeast corner of the state. subfamily Sterninae. ..."
3. A Preliminary Catalog of the Birds of Missouri by Otto Widmann (1907)
"K. Worthen of Warsaw, Ill., in September 1900, on the Mississippi River, bounding
Clark Co., Mo., in the northeast corner of the state. subfamily Sterninae. ..."
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