Meaning Of The Word Tern

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tern
countable noun: A tern is a small black and white seabird with long wings and a forked tail.

tern in American English
any of several shorebirds (family Laridae) with webbed feet, a deeply forked tail, a straight bill, and a slender body; sea swallow

tern in American English 1
noun: any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, esp. those of the genus Sterna, as

tern in American English 2
noun: a set of three

tern in British English 1
noun: any aquatic bird of the subfamily Sterninae, having a forked tail, long narrow wings, a pointed bill, and a typically black-and-white plumage: family Laridae (gulls, etc), order Charadriiformes

tern in British English 2
noun: a three-masted schooner

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