Xema
Translingual
editEtymology
editCoined by William Elford Leach as a meaningless pair of syllables, not derived from anything.
Proper noun
editXema f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Laridae – the fork-tailed gull, an Arctic species.
Hypernyms
edit- (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
edit- (genus): Xema sabini - species
References
edit- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN