Tern
//tɜːn//
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The word "tern" can be used as noun, proper noun and adjective.
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Cabot's tern Caspian tern Forster's tern angel tern arctic tern black tern bridled tern commic tern common tern crested tern fairy tern greater crested tern gull-billed tern hooded tern least tern lesser crested tern little tern marsh tern river tern roseate tern rosy tern royal tern sandwich tern sooty tern swift tern whiskered tern white tern white-winged tern
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