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Tern has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail

2

Any of various seabirds of the subfamily Sternidae (of the family Laridae) that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail.

3

A thing with three components; a set of three things.

Adjective
1

Consisting of three components; ternate, threefold, triple.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
larid
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
sea swallow
Rhyming Words
ern bern dern kern yern vern wern hern pern fern gern cern ahern stern thern scern quern altern astern lusern
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