| Noun | 1. | suborder Lari - gulls; terns; jaegers; skimmers animal order - the order of animals Charadriiformes, order Charadriiformes - large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters: shorebirds and coastal diving birds; most feed on anima life family Laridae, Laridae - gull family: gulls and terns family Rynchopidae, Rynchopidae - coextensive with the genus Rynchops: skimmers family Stercorariidae, Stercorariidae - jaegers and skuas: |