noun
Meaning 1
The seabird Sternula albifrons.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
little tern
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rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)n
History
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Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: xatrac menut — Sternula albifrons
- Dutch: dwergstern — Sternula albifrons
- Finnish: pikkutiira — Sternula albifrons
- French: sterne naine — Sternula albifrons
- German: Zwergseeschwalbe — Sternula albifrons
- Irish: geabhróg bheag — Sternula albifrons
- Korean: 쇠제비갈매기 (soejebigalmaegi) — Sternula albifrons
- Polish: rybitwa białoczelna — Sternula albifrons
- Romanian: chiră mică — Sternula albifrons
- Russian: ма́лая кра́чка (málaja kráčka) — Sternula albifrons