larine
larine
Definition
lar·ine (lar′in, -īn′)
adjective
- designating or of a suborder (Lari) of seabirds, including gulls, skuas, and skimmers
- of or like a gull
Etymology: < ModL Larinae, name of the subfamily < LL(Ec) larus, a ravenous sea bird < Gr laros < IE echoic base *lā-: see lament
