Definition of Stercorarius

1. Noun. Type genus of the Stercorariidae: jaegers.

Exact synonyms: Genus Stercorarius
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Stercorariidae, Stercorariidae
Member holonyms: Arctic Skua, Parasitic Jaeger, Stercorarius Parasiticus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stercorarius

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Stephen Grover Cleveland
Stephen Hawking
Stephen Jay Gould
Stephen Leacock
Stephen Michael Reich
Stephen Samuel Wise
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Spender
Stephen Vincent Benet
Stephen William Hawking
Stephens
Stephenson
Stephie
Stercorariidae
Stercorarius
Stercorarius parasiticus
Sterculia acerifolia
Sterculia apetala
Sterculia foetida
Sterculia rupestris
Sterculiaceae
Sterculius
Stereospondyli
Sterling
Sterna
Sterna hirundo
Sterne
Sternean
Sterninae

Literary usage of Stercorarius

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

1. A Hand-book to the Birds of Great Britain by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1897)
"GENUS stercorarius. stercorarius, Briss. Orn. vi. p. 149 (1760). ... The genus stercorarius comprises a few species of much smaller size than the members of ..."

2. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum by Richard Bowdler Sharpe, British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology (1896)
"18, 1841 Pack Ice, Antarctic Sea (Dr. (Dr. JR. McCormick). R. McCormick). pp. 149-150 (1760) 2. stercorarius. Dr. R. McCormick (Type of species.) [P.]. ..."

3. The Naturalist's Library edited by William Jardine (1835)
"Scarabaeus stercorarius, Linn. It is entirely black above, tinted on the margins with violet or brassy: the thorax is without punctures on the disk, ..."

4. The Birds of Maine: With Key to and Description of the Various Species Known by Ora Willis Knight (1908)
"Genus stercorarius Brisson. Key to the species of stercorarius. A. Wing more than 13.50; culmen 1.40 or more; tarsus more than 1.90; middle tail feathers ..."

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