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white tern

white tern noun: a small seabird, Gygis alba, found across the tropical oceans of the world.

Noun

white tern (plural white terns)

  1. A small seabird, Gygis alba, found across the tropical oceans of the world.
    Synonyms:
    fairy tern

Synonyms of white tern

Forms of white tern

pluralwhite terns

Questions about white tern

What does white tern mean?
White tern means a small seabird, Gygis alba, found across the tropical oceans of the world.
What part of speech is white tern?
White tern is a noun.
What is the plural of white tern?
The plural of white tern is white terns.

Words near white tern in the dictionary

  1. white tears
  2. white teas
  3. white teatfish
  4. white telephone
  5. white telephones
  6. white tern
  7. white terns
  8. white terror
  9. white terrors
  10. White Thursday
  11. white tie

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