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suborder Lari

suborder Lari

9.7
A group of seabirds like gulls or terns, including jaegers and skimmers
  • noun
  • /ˈsʌbˌɔrdər ˈlɑri/
  • Specialized
translation icon : suborden Lari
  • The suborder Lari includes many familiar seabirds such as gulls and terns.

Examples

  • Jaegers and skimmers are lesser-known members of the suborder Lari.

  • Recent studies in ornithology have revised the classification within the suborder Lari.

  • The suborder Lari contains various species of seabirds.

  • Many birds in the suborder Lari are known for their migratory patterns.

  • The suborder Lari includes many familiar seabirds such as gulls and terns.

  • Jaegers and skimmers are lesser-known members of the suborder Lari.

  • Recent studies in ornithology have revised the classification within the suborder Lari.

Surface Forms

suborder Lari singular
suborders Lari plural

Morphology

suborder + Lari

The phrase is compositionally built from 'suborder' (a taxonomic rank) plus the proper name 'Lari', so its meaning — a suborder called Lari containing certain seabirds — follows directly from combining the constituents. Even if 'Lari' is an unfamiliar proper noun, the syntactic pattern 'suborder + name' is transparent and cross-linguistically recognizable, so a learner who knows 'suborder' and recognizes 'Lari' as a name can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Suborder Lari comes from two parts: suborder, a group below an order, and Lari, from Latin 'larus' meaning 'gull'. So the name gives a simple image — a group that includes gulls, terns and similar seabirds — which is why it refers to that group of birds today.