arctic tern

noun

A migratory bird that travels between the Arctic and Antarctic, Sterna paradisaea.

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Meanings

arctic tern1

nounarctic tern (plural arctic terns)

plural arctic terns · alternative Arctic tern

  1. A migratory bird that travels between the Arctic and Antarctic, Sterna paradisaea.

Arctic tern2

nounArctic tern (plural Arctic terns)

plural Arctic terns

  1. Alternative letter-case form of arctic tern.

Translations

Catalan xatrac àrtic
  • xatrac àrticSterna paradisaea
Dutch noordse stern
  • noordse sternSterna paradisaea
Finnish lapintiira
  • lapintiiraSterna paradisaea
French sterne arctique
  • sterne arctiqueSterna paradisaea
German Küstenseeschwalbe
  • KüstenseeschwalbeSterna paradisaea
Hawaiian ʻimikukailaka
  • ʻimikukailakaSterna paradisaea
Irish geabhróg Artach
  • geabhróg ArtachSterna paradisaea
Japanese 極鰺刺
  • 極鰺刺 (kyoku-ajisashi)Sterna paradisaea
Portuguese andorinha do Ártico, andorinha ártica
  • andorinha do ÁrticoSterna paradisaea
  • andorinha árticaSterna paradisaea
Romanian chiră polară
  • chiră polarăSterna paradisaea
Russian поля́рная кра́чка
  • поля́рная кра́чка (poljárnaja kráčka)Sterna paradisaea
Spanish charrán ártico, gaviotín ártico
  • charrán árticoSterna paradisaea
  • gaviotín árticoSterna paradisaea
Swedish silvertärna
  • silvertärnaSterna paradisaea
Cite this entry
APA

arctic tern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arctic%20tern

MLA

“arctic tern.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arctic%20tern. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arctic tern,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arctic%20tern.

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