laridOrnith.|ˈlærɪd| [ad.mod.L. Larid-æ, f.larus gull.] A bird of the Laridæ or gull family. In recent Dicts. Hence laridinea., having the characters of the gull family. 1877Coues Birds N.-W. 589 Various classifications of the Laridine birds..have been proposed.