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common terns

common terns is the plural of common tern.

Meaning of common tern

Noun

common tern (plural common terns)

  1. A small, gull-like shore bird of the species Sterna hirundo, of wide geographic distribution.

Questions about common terns

What is common terns the plural of?
Common terns is the plural of common tern.

Words near common terns in the dictionary

  1. common tarweeds
  2. common teal
  3. common teals
  4. common term
  5. common tern
  6. common terns
  7. common thread
  8. common threads
  9. common three-ring
  10. common three-rings
  11. common threesquare

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