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Forster's tern

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Sterna forsteri, is a seabird of the family Laridae.

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18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: rybák Forsterův — Sterna forsteri
  • Danish: Prærie-terne — Sterna forsteri
  • Dutch: Forsters stern — Sterna forsteri
  • Finnish: hopeatiira — Sterna forsteri
  • French: Sterne de Forster — Sterna forsteri
  • German: Forsterseeschwalbe — Sterna forsteri
  • Icelandic: tálþerna — Sterna forsteri
  • Italian: sterna di Forster — Sterna forsteri
  • Japanese: メリケンアジサシ (meriken'ajisashi) — Sterna forsteri
  • Norwegian: prærieterne — Sterna forsteri
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: prærieterne — Sterna forsteri
  • Polish: rybitwa czarnoucha — Sterna forsteri
  • Portuguese: gaivina de Forster — Sterna forsteri
  • Russian: крачка Форстера (kračka Forstera) — Sterna forsteri
  • Slovak: rybár močiarný — Sterna forsteri
  • Spanish: charrán de Forster — Sterna forsteri
  • Swedish: kärrtärna — Sterna forsteri
  • Ukrainian: крячок неоарктичний (krjačok neoarktyčnyj) — Sterna forsteri