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black tern

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A small seabird (Chlidonias niger), of the tern family (Sternidae)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: zwarte stern — black tern
  • Finnish: mustatiira — black tern
  • French: guifette noire — black tern
  • German: Trauerseeschwalbe — black tern
  • Irish: geabhróg dhubh — black tern
  • Manx: gant doo — black tern
  • Portuguese: gaivina-preta — black tern
  • Romanian: chirighiță neagră — black tern
  • Russian: чёрная боло́тная кра́чка (čórnaja bolótnaja kráčka) — black tern
  • Spanish: fumarel común — black tern
  • Spanish: gaviotín negro — black tern
  • Swedish: svarttärna — black tern
  • Ukrainian: крячо́к чо́рний (krjačók čórnyj) — black tern