tern : Idioms & Phrases
Index
Hooded tern
- . See
Fairy bird , underFairy .
Webster 1913
Marsh tern
- any tern of the genus
Hydrochelidon . They frequent marshes and rivers and feed largely upon insects.
Webster 1913
River tern
- any tern belonging to
Seëna or allied genera which frequent rivers.
Webster 1913
Roseate tern
(Zoöl.) , an American and European tern (Sterna Dougalli ) whose breast is roseate in the breeding season.
Webster 1913
Royal tern
(Zoöl.) , a large, crested American tern (Sterna maxima ).
Webster 1913
Sea tern
- any tern of the genus
Thalasseus . Terns of this genus have very long, pointed wings, and chiefly frequent seas and the mouths of large rivers.
Webster 1913
Sooty tern
(Zoöl.) , a tern (Sterna fuliginosa ) found chiefly in tropical seas.
Webster 1913
Tern flowers
(Bot.) , flowers growing three and three together.
Webster 1913
Tern leaves
(Bot.) , leaves arranged in threes, or three by three, or having three in each whorl or set.
Webster 1913
Tern peduncles
(Bot.) , three peduncles growing together from the same axis.
Webster 1913
Tern schooner
(Naut.) , a three-masted schooner.
