sea swallow Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun common tern of Eurasia and America having white black and grey plumage
    Sterna hirundo.

WordNet

Sea" swal"low
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) (a) The common tern. (b) The storm petrel. (c) The gannet.
  2. (Her.) See Cornish chough, under Chough.

Webster 1913