great crested tern
noun
: a large tern (Sterna bergii synonym Thalasseus bergii) of Africa, Asia, and Australia with a yellow bill and prominent black crest
My fellow expedition members brandished binoculars and pointed out birds on a sandbar: purple herons, great crested terns …
Henry Allen, Forbes, 9 May 1994
Henry Allen, Forbes, 9 May 1994called also crested tern, greater crested tern, large crested tern
Word History
First Known Use
1994, in the meaning defined above
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