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Sterna

The breastbone

📖 Definitions of "Sterna"

noun

1
The breastbone
2
The sclerotized plate of spiders, between the coxae, marking the floor of the cephalothorax

🔄 Synonyms of "Sterna"

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Word	Definition
genus sternanoun	a genus of sterninae

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sterna"

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Word	Definition
genus sternanoun	a genus of sterninae
breastbonesnoun	(anatomy) The central narrow bone in the front of the chest, connecting the collarbone and the top ribs.
sternnoun	Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner.
forster's ternnoun	Sterna forsteri, is a seabird of the family Laridae.
arctic ternnoun	A migratory bird that travels between the Arctic and Antarctic, Sterna paradisaea.
common ternnoun	A small, gull-like shore bird of the species Sterna hirundo, of wide geographic distribution.
inca tern	The (Larosterna inca) a near-threatened species of tern in the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae (the gulls, terns, and skimmers).
sternidnoun	(ornithology) Any bird in the family Sternidae, the terns (now considered part of the family Laridae).
roseate ternnoun	(UK) A species of tern, Sterna dougallii.
antarctic tern	The (Sterna vittata) a seabird in the family Laridae.
royal ternnoun	The seabird Thalasseus maximus (syn. Sterna maxima).
gull-billed ternnoun	A medium-sized tern, Gelochelidon nilotica, family Laridae, with a thick stout black bill, found in marshy and coastal habitats throughout the temperate and tropic zones worldwide.
bridled ternnoun	Onychoprion anaethetus, is a seabird of the family Laridae.
chinese crested tern	The (Thalasseus bernsteini) a tern in the family Laridae.
sandwich ternnoun	A species of tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis.
sooty ternnoun	A seabird of species Onychoprion fuscatus, of the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans.
little ternnoun	The seabird Sternula albifrons.
black ternnoun	A small seabird (Chlidonias niger), of the tern family (Sternidae)
whiskered ternnoun	Chlidonias hybrida, a species of tern in the family Laridae.
white-winged ternnoun	Chlidonias leucopterus, a species of tern in the family Laridae.