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Tern

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Noun

1. tern

small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail

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Tern

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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
noun
1. 
a three-masted schooner
2. rare
a group of three

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Tern

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noun
any of several shorebirds (family Laridae) with webbed feet, a deeply forked tail, a straight bill, and a slender body; sea swallow

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Tern

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n.
Any of various seabirds primarily of the genus Sterna found worldwide, typically smaller than a gull and having a forked tail.
n.
1. Games A set of three, especially a combination of three numbers that wins a lottery.
2. A three-masted schooner.

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