单词 | tern |
释义 | Word Frequency tern 1(tɜːn) noun any aquatic bird of the subfamily Sterninae, having a forked tail, long narrow wings, a pointed bill, and a typically black-and-white plumage: family Laridae (gulls, etc), order Charadriiformes Word origin C18: from Old Norse therna; related to Norwegian terna, Swedish tärnaWord Frequency tern 2(tɜːn) noun 1. a three-masted schooner 2. rare a group of three Word origin C14: from Old French terne, from Italian terno, from Latin ternī three each; related to Latin ter thrice, trēs three |
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