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BNC: 17271 COCA: 18187

tern

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
tern /ˈtɚn/ noun
plural terns
tern
/ˈtɚn/
noun
plural terns
Learner's definition of TERN
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: a kind of bird that lives near the ocean, is usually black and white, and has long wings and a tail with two points燕鸥
BNC: 17271 COCA: 18187
: any of various chiefly marine birds (subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae and especially genus Sterna) that differ from the related gulls in usually smaller size, a more slender build, a sharply pointed bill, narrower wings, and an often forked tail

Illustration of tern

Illustration of tern

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Observers also spotted a Sandwich tern in Westport. BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2022 Worcester County: a little blue heron at the Sterling Peat in Sterling, four sandhill cranes in Hardwick, a Bonaparte’s gull and a Caspian tern at gate 40 at the Wachusett Reservoir in Clinton, five eastern meadowlarks at gate 36 in Sterling. BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2022 Read full article Bristol County: a black tern at Gooseberry Neck in Westport. BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2022 Nearby a Herring gull chick sought shelter under the shade of a dead tern. Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 1 July 2022 One adult tern on Gravel Island was observed in an incubating posture next to a nest and unable to move, said Sumner Matteson, avian ecologist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, of his June 2 visit to the site. Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 1 July 2022 An Arctic tern and 15 marsh wrens at Richmond Pond in Richmond, a Brewster’s warbler on Lower Valley Road in Washington, a golden-winged warbler near Woods Pond in Lenox, and 10 red crossbills in Washington. Maysoon Khan, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2022 An experienced birder on the outing pointed out a black tern flying in the distance. Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 May 2022 Cape Cod: The highlights included an exceptionally late record of an Arctic tern at Race Point in Provincetown where a Western sandpiper, three Iceland gulls, and a snowy owl were also seen. BostonGlobe.com, 28 Nov. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish terne tern

First Known Use

1678, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tern was in 1678
BNC: 17271 COCA: 18187

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