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Definitions for Tern

[1] any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) , of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
[2] a set of three.
[3] three winning numbers drawn together in a lottery.
[4] a prize won by drawing these.
[5] any aquatic bird of the subfamily Sterninae, having a forked tail, long narrow wings, a pointed bill, and a typically black-and-white plumage: family Laridae (gulls, etc), order Charadriiformes
[6] a three-masted schooner
[7] rare a group of three

Words related to Tern

vessel, yacht, clipper, glass, ship

Words nearby Tern

termor, terms, terms of service, terms of trade, termwise, tern, tern foot, terna, ternary, ternary form, ternary operation

Origin of Tern

21300–50; Middle English terne < Middle French < Italian terno < Latin ternus, singular of ternī three each, triad, akin to ter thrice; see three

Word origin for Tern

C14: from Old French terne, from Italian terno, from Latin ternī three each; related to Latin ter thrice, trēs three

Synonyms for Tern

vessel, yacht, clipper, glass, ship