noun · rare

tern

tern · terns

крячок

крачка

Seeschwalbe, Meerschwalbe

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.

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UK/tɜːn/US/tɝn/

» Pandas, zebras, skunks, some penguins, and arctic terns are all black and white animals.

Meaning

3 senses

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.
Seeschwalbe, Meerschwalbe
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(dated, obsolete)A thing with three components; a set of three things.
A thing with three components; a set of three things.
(dated, obsolete)A lottery prize resulting from the favourable combination of three numbers in the draw.

More definitions

small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail

Examples

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Pandas, zebras, skunks, some penguins, and arctic terns are all black and white animals.
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Have you heard of a bird called the Arctic Tern?
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This is why birds like the pigeon or the Arctic tern can find their way around the world.
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Translations

9 languages

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bird of the subfamily Sternidae:

Русский

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bird of the subfamily Sternidae:

Deutsch

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bird of the subfamily Sternidae:

Origin

Via an East Anglian dialect, from some Scandinavian (North Germanic) language, related to

Via 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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