laroid
laroid adjective: of, pertaining to, or having characteristics of the gull family, Laridae.
Adjective
laroid (comparative more laroid, superlative most laroid)
- Of, pertaining to, or having characteristics of the gull family, Laridae.
- We now come to a small group of Laroid birds, remarkable for their curious bill, the lower mandible of which has been compared with a "short-handled pitchfork," and for their long wings, viz., the skimmers, the Rhynchopinæ, not less remarkable for their peculiar habits and their geographical...1888, Friedrich von Hellwald, The Riverside Natural History, volume 4, page 83
- The whole form of the skull is, indeed, essentially Laroid, and quite unlike that of the Kingfishers;1899, The Ibis, page 406
Forms of laroid
| comparative | more laroid |
|---|---|
| superlative | most laroid |
Origin of laroid
From Larus + -oid.
Questions about laroid
- What does laroid mean?
- Laroid means of, pertaining to, or having characteristics of the gull family, Laridae.
- What part of speech is laroid?
- Laroid is an adjective.
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