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tern
This term refers specifically to a group of seabirds often mistaken for gulls. While they share a family, terns are distinguished by their more slender bodies and deeply forked tails, which facilitate their agile, hovering flight patterns during fishing.
In a biological context, the word is used as a common noun to describe various species across the Laridae family. It does not carry a metaphorical or figurative meaning in standard English usage.
Meanings
Examples
A small white tern dove suddenly into the water to catch a fish.
The arctic tern is famous for having the longest migration of any animal.
I wonder if that tern is guarding its nest on the beach.
A colony of terns nested along the rocky shoreline.
The wind caught the terns wings as it soared high above the cliffs.
Is that a common tern or a roseate tern over there?
The sharp cry of a tern echoed across the quiet bay.
Those terns are incredibly aggressive when protecting their eggs.
Those terns are incredibly aggressive when protecting their eggs.