亚洲网紅露点

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tern

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noun

  1. any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo common tern, of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.


tern

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noun

  1. a set of three.
  2. three winning numbers drawn together in a lottery.
  3. a prize won by drawing these.

tern

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/ 迟蓽藧苍 /

noun

  1. 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
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

tern

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/ 迟蓽藧苍 /

noun

  1. a three-masted schooner
  2. rare.
    a group of three
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of tern1

First recorded in 1670鈥80; from Danish terne or Norwegian terna; cognate with Old Norse therna

Origin of tern2

1300鈥50; Middle English terne < Middle French < Italian terno < Latin ternus, singular of 迟别谤苍墨 three each, triad, akin to ter thrice; three
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of tern1

C18: from Old Norse therna; related to Norwegian terna, Swedish 迟盲谤苍补

Origin of tern2

C14: from Old French terne, from Italian terno, from Latin 迟别谤苍墨 three each; related to Latin ter thrice, 迟谤脓蝉 three
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You may see the California least tern, a protected bird that summers on SoCal beaches and then heads south to Mexico and Central America for the winter.

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The new entries include the Arctic tern, known for its incredible migration, the giant skua, or pirate of the sea, and two types of gull.

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Infected terns seemed disoriented and unable to fly.

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The polar bears pop up from their winter lairs, the arctic tern soar back from their long journey south and the musk oxen wade north.

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Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service, monitor the effect of the blasts on such animals as sea otters, bats, western snowy plovers, California least terns and California red-legged frogs.

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