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Arctic tern

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commic ternnoun(birdwatching) A tern that is either a common tern, Sterna hirundo, or an arctic tern, Sterna paradisaea.
common ternnounA small, gull-like shore bird of the species Sterna hirundo, of wide geographic distribution.
taringnounA common tern (Sterna hirundo).
little ternnounThe seabird Sternula albifrons.
least ternnounSternula antillarum, a small tern that breeds in North America and locally in northern South America.
paradisaeidnoun(zoology) A member of the bird family Paradisaeidae; a bird of paradise
egg-birdnoun(dated) Any of several species of tern, especially:
arctic skuanounA seabird (Stercorarius parasiticus), of the skua family (Stercorariidae)
common scoternounMelanitta nigra, an arctic sea bird in the family Anatidae
sternnoun(nautical) The rear part (after end) of a ship or other vessel.
antarctic petrelnounA species of petrel, Thalassoica antarctica, which breeds in Antarctica.
migratory birdnounA bird that moves from one area of the world to another according to the season, usually from north to south and vice versa.
paradigallanounEither of two species of birds of the genus Paradigalla in the bird-of-paradise family Paradisaeidae.
bridled ternnounOnychoprion anaethetus, is a seabird of the family Laridae.
black scoternounMelanitta americana, an arctic sea bird in the family Anatidae.
sheartailnounThe common tern, Sterna hirundo.
sandwich ternnounA species of tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis.
turnstonenounEither of two species of coastal wading bird, Arenaria interpres and Arenaria melanocephala, that breed in the Arctic and readily turn stones or seaweed looking for hidden invertebrates.
royal ternnounThe seabird Thalasseus maximus (syn. Sterna maxima).
long-tailed jaegernounAn Arctic seabird of the skua family, Stercorarius longicaudus.

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