Definition of Rynchopidae

1. Noun. Coextensive with the genus Rynchops: skimmers.

Exact synonyms: Family Rynchopidae
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Lari, Suborder Lari
Member holonyms: Genus Rynchops, Rynchops

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rynchopidae

Rx
Ryan
Ryann
Ryazan
Rydberg
Rydberg's penstemon
Rydberg atom
Rydberg atoms
Rydberg constant
Rydberg molecule
Ryder
Rylan
Ryle's tube
Rylee
Rynchopidae (current term)
Rynchops
Rypticus
Ryukyu
Ryukyu Islands
Ryukyuan
Ryukyuans
Rzhevsky
Rœulx
Réaumur
Réunion
Rígsþula
Río San Juan
S
S&A

Literary usage of Rynchopidae

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

1. Michigan Bird Life: A List of All the Bird Species Known to Occur in the by Walter Bradford Barrows (1912)
"Rynchopidae, Skimmers (not found in Michigan). Order III. TUBIN ARES, Tube-nosed Swimmers (not found in Michigan). Family 7. Diomedeidae, Albatrosses (not ..."

2. Bulletin by United States National Museum (1919)
"The Rynchopidae are perhaps most nearly allied to the Sternidae but differ—not only from the latter but from all other birds—in the altogether peculiar ..."

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