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Blend of common tern + arctic tern.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
commic tern
Today it means: A tern that is either a common tern, Sterna hirundo, or an arctic tern, Sterna paradisaea. Full definition →
Today it means: A tern that is either a common tern, Sterna hirundo, or an arctic tern, Sterna paradisaea. Full definition →
Blend of common tern + arctic tern.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.