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gull-billed tern

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

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noun

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A medium-sized tern, Gelochelidon nilotica, family Laridae, with a thick stout black bill, found in marshy and coastal habitats throughout the temperate and tropic zones worldwide.

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  • Catalan: curroc — Gelochelidon nilotica
  • Czech: rybák černozobý — Gelochelidon nilotica
  • Danish: Sandterne — Gelochelidon nilotica
  • Dutch: lachstern — Gelochelidon nilotica
  • Finnish: hietatiira — Gelochelidon nilotica
  • French: Sterne hansel — Gelochelidon nilotica
  • German: Lachseeschwalbe — Gelochelidon nilotica
  • Icelandic: sandþerna — Gelochelidon nilotica
  • Italian: sterna zampenere — Gelochelidon nilotica
  • Japanese: ハシブトアジサシ (hashibutoajisashi) — Gelochelidon nilotica
  • Korean: 큰부리제비갈매기 (keunburijebigalmaegi) — Gelochelidon nilotica
  • Norwegian: sandterne — Gelochelidon nilotica
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sandterne — Gelochelidon nilotica
  • Polish: rybitwa krótkodzioba — Gelochelidon nilotica
  • Portuguese: gaivina-de-bico-preto — Gelochelidon nilotica
  • Romanian: pescăriță râzătoare — Gelochelidon nilotica
  • Russian: чайконосая крачка (čajkonosaja kračka) — Gelochelidon nilotica
  • Slovak: rybárka krátkozobá — Gelochelidon nilotica
  • Spanish: pagaza piconegra — Gelochelidon nilotica
  • Swedish: sandtärna — Gelochelidon nilotica
  • Ukrainian: крячок чорнодзьобий (krjačok čornodzʹobyj) — Gelochelidon nilotica