noun
Meaning 1
A species of tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis.
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Meaning relationships
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Phrase guide
Sandwich tern
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noun
Meaning 2
Alternative letter-case form of Sandwich tern.
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History
Etymology
From Sandwich in Kent, England, the type locality.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: grote stern — species of tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Finnish: riuttatiira — species of tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis
- French: sterne caugek — species of tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis
- German: Brandseeschwalbe — species of tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Irish: geabhróg scothdhubh — species of tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Italian: beccapesci — species of tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Manx: gant eairkagh — species of tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Manx: gant mooar — species of tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Romanian: chiră de mare — species of tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Russian: пестроно́сая кра́чка (pestronósaja kráčka) — species of tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Spanish: charrán patinegro — species of tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Swedish: kentsk tärna — species of tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis