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Any of various sea birds of the family Sternidae that are similar to gulls but are smaller, more elegant and have a forked tail
{a} three, consisting of three
{n} a water fowl of several varieties
Threefold; triple; consisting of three; ternate
small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail
{i} type of black and white marine bird; (Nautical) schooner with three masts; (in Gambling) set of three things (particularly three numbers that together form a winning combination in a gambling game or a lottery)
Any one of numerous species of long-winged aquatic birds, allied to the gulls, and belonging to Sterna and various allied genera
That which consists of, or pertains to, three things or numbers together; especially, a prize in a lottery resulting from the favorable combination of three numbers in the drawing; also, the three numbers themselves
A tern is a small black and white seabird with long wings and a forked tail. Any of various sea birds of the genus Sterna and related genera, related to and resembling the gulls but characteristically smaller and having a forked tail. a black and white sea bird that has long wings and a tail with two points (From a language). Any of about 40 species (subfamily Sterninae, family Laridae) of slender, web-footed, migratory water birds found almost worldwide. Species vary from 8 to 22 in. (20-55 cm) long. The plumage is white, black-and-white, or black; the sharply pointed bill is black, red, or yellow; and the feet are red or black. Most species have long, pointed wings and a forked tail. Terns plunge into the water to catch crustaceans and fishes. They breed colonially, usually on the ground on islands. See also Arctic tern
Roseate tern
a species of tern, Sterna dougallii
arctic tern
A migratory bird that travels between the Arctic and Antarctic, scientifically known as the Sterna paradisaea
black tern
A small seabird, Chlidonias niger, of the tern family (Sternidae)
rosy tern
the Roseate tern
sandwich tern
A species of tern, sterna sandvicensis
A tern
spurling
A tern
sparling
A tern
purl
A tern
skirr
A tern
seabar
A tern
spur
arctic tern
A tern (Sterna paradisaea) that is noted for its extremely long migrations, typically from the Arctic to the Antarctic and back each year. Tern species (Sterna paradisaea) that makes the longest annual migration of any bird. It breeds in the southerly reaches of the Arctic and winters in the Antarctic, making its migration a round-trip of nearly 22,000 mi (over 35,000 km). Its appearance white with a black cap and grayish wings is similar to that of the common tern (S. hirundo), its frequent companion
royal tern
large American tern having tuft of feathers
sooty tern
A tern (Sterna fuscata) found along most tropical coasts, having black plumage above and white below. Also called wide-awake
terns
plural of tern
terns
sterninae
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    [ 't&rn ] (noun.) 1678. of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish terne tern.
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