Xema

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

Coined by William Elford Leach.

Proper noun

Xema f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Laridae – the fork-tailed gull, an Arctic species.

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): Xema sabini - species

References

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