rynchops

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the Rynchopidae: skimmers (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	bird genus,
definition	:	a genus of birds (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	skimmer,
definition	:	gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family rynchopidae, rynchopidae,
definition	:	coextensive with the genus Rynchops: skimmers (noun.animal)