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white-winged tern

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

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noun

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Chlidonias leucopterus, a species of tern in the family Laridae.

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 白翅浮鸥 (bái-chì fú-ōu) — Chlidonias leucopterus
  • Czech: rybák bělokřídlý — Chlidonias leucopterus
  • Danish: Hvidvinget Terne — Chlidonias leucopterus
  • Dutch: witvleugelstern — Chlidonias leucopterus
  • Finnish: valkosiipitiira — Chlidonias leucopterus
  • French: Guifette leucoptère — Chlidonias leucopterus
  • German: Weißflügel-Seeschwalbe — Chlidonias leucopterus
  • Icelandic: tígulþerna — Chlidonias leucopterus
  • Italian: mignattino alibianche — Chlidonias leucopterus
  • Japanese: 羽白黒腹鯵刺 (hajirokurohara-ajisashi) — Chlidonias leucopterus
  • Norwegian: hvitvingesvartterne — Chlidonias leucopterus
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvitvengsvartterne — Chlidonias leucopterus
  • Polish: rybitwa białoskrzydła — Chlidonias leucopterus
  • Portuguese: gaivina-d'asa-branca — Chlidonias leucopterus
  • Romanian: chirighiță cu aripi albe — Chlidonias leucopterus
  • Russian: белокрылая крачка (belokrylaja kračka) — Chlidonias leucopterus
  • Slovak: čorík bielokrídly — Chlidonias leucopterus
  • Spanish: fumarel aliblanco — Chlidonias leucopterus
  • Swedish: vitvingad tärna — Chlidonias leucopterus
  • Ukrainian: крячок білокрилий (krjačok bilokrylyj) — Chlidonias leucopterus