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least tern

least tern noun: sternula antillarum, a small tern that breeds in North America and locally in northern South America.

Noun

least tern (plural least terns)

  1. Sternula antillarum, a small tern that breeds in North America and locally in northern South America.

Forms of least tern

pluralleast terns

Questions about least tern

What does least tern mean?
Least tern means sternula antillarum, a small tern that breeds in North America and locally in northern South America.
What part of speech is least tern?
Least tern is a noun.
What is the plural of least tern?
The plural of least tern is least terns.

Words near least tern in the dictionary

  1. least significant byte
  2. least significant bytes
  3. least snout-bean
  4. least snout-beans
  5. least squares
  6. least tern
  7. least terns
  8. least upper bound
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  10. least weasel
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