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gull-billed tern

gull-billed tern noun: a medium-sized tern, Gelochelidon nilotica, family Laridae, with a thick stout black bill, found in marshy and coastal habitats throughout the temperate and tropic zones worldwide.

gull-billed tern: a medium-sized tern, Gelochelidon nilotica, family Laridae, with a thick stout black bill, found in...
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Noun

gull-billed tern (plural gull-billed terns)

  1. A medium-sized tern, Gelochelidon nilotica, family Laridae, with a thick stout black bill, found in marshy and coastal habitats throughout the temperate and tropic zones worldwide.

Forms of gull-billed tern

pluralgull-billed terns

Questions about gull-billed tern

What does gull-billed tern mean?
Gull-billed tern means a medium-sized tern, Gelochelidon nilotica, family Laridae, with a thick stout black bill, found in marshy and coastal habitats throughout the temperate and tropic zones worldwide.
What part of speech is gull-billed tern?
Gull-billed tern is a noun.
What is the plural of gull-billed tern?
The plural of gull-billed tern is gull-billed terns.

Words near gull-billed tern in the dictionary

  1. Guliya
  2. guljeot
  3. gulkand
  4. gulkhand
  5. gull
  6. gull-billed tern
  7. gull-billed terns
  8. gull-wing
  9. Gulla
  10. gullability
  11. gullable

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