tern
Any of various seabirds of the subfamily Sterninae that are similar to gulls but are…Any of various seabirds of the subfamily Sterninae (of the family Laridae) that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail.
» Pandas, zebras, skunks, some penguins, and arctic terns are all black and white animals.
Значение
значений: 3Any of various seabirds of the subfamily Sterninae (of the family Laridae) that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail.
Seeschwalbe, Meerschwalbe
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(устаревшее, устаревшее)A thing with three components; a set of three things.
A thing with three components; a set of three things.
(устаревшее, устаревшее)A lottery prize resulting from the favourable combination of three numbers in the draw.
- small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail
Примеры
предложений: 3Pandas, zebras, skunks, some penguins, and arctic terns are all black and white animals.
Have you heard of a bird called the Arctic Tern?
This is why birds like the pigeon or the Arctic tern can find their way around the world.
Переводы
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Происхождение
Via an East Anglian dialect, from some Scandinavian (North Germanic) language, related toVia an East Anglian dialect, from some Scandinavian (North Germanic) language, related to Danish terne, Norwegian terne, and Swedish tärna, all from Old Norse þerna (“tern; maidservant”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *þewernā (“handmaid, young girl”). First attested in the 1670s.
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