rissa

English Thesaurus

1. a genus of Laridae (noun.animal)

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

member holonym	:	kittiwake,
definition	:	small pearl-grey gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family laridae, laridae,
definition	:	gull family: gulls and terns (noun.animal)