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ternery|ˈtɜːnərɪ|
[f. tern n.1 + -ery.]
A place where terns congregate to breed.
1891in Cent. Dict. 1905E. Selous Bird Watcher in Shetlands xxiii. 180, I have mentioned the case of a dog making regular daily expeditions to a ternery, in order to feast upon the eggs. 1932Times Lit. Suppl. 15 Sept. 637/2 The sanctuary at Dungeness, established presumably for the protection of the interesting ternery. 1943Haggard & Williamson Norfolk Life i. 12 There is the azure tide inflowing past the Ternery on the point. 1979Woman & Home June 154/3 The ternery, no longer out of bounds, was uncannily silent. |