Definition of Stercorariidae
: a family of long-winged sea birds (suborder Lari) comprising the jaegers and skuas and being sometimes ranked as a subfamily of Laridae
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Origin and Etymology of stercorariidae
New Latin, from Stercorarius, type genus (from Latin stercorarius stercoral, from stercor-, stercus excrement + -arius -ary) + New Latin -idae
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