单词	tern
释义	tern noun ˈtərn  : 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 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 Phrases Containing tern arctic tern least tern sooty tern roseate tern arctic tern least tern sooty tern roseate tern Kids Definition tern noun ˈtərn  : a small slender seagull with a white body, narrow wings, and the top of the head black
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