common tern

noun

A small, gull-like shore bird of the species Sterna hirundo, of wide geographic distribution.

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Meanings

nouncommon tern (plural common terns)

plural common terns

  1. A small, gull-like shore bird of the species Sterna hirundo, of wide geographic distribution.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
wilson's tern

Translations

Ancient Greek κήξ
  • κήξ (kḗx)Sterna hirundo
Basque txenada arrunt
  • txenada arruntSterna hirundo
Catalan xatrac comú, xatrac d'albufera
  • xatrac comúSterna hirundo
  • xatrac d'albuferaSterna hirundo
  • llambritjaSterna hirundo
  • gavina d'albuferaSterna hirundo
Danish fjordterne
  • fjordterneSterna hirundo
Dutch visdief
  • visdiefSterna hirundo
Finnish kalatiira
  • kalatiiraSterna hirundo
French sterne pierregarin
  • sterne pierregarinSterna hirundo
German Fluss-Seeschwalbe
  • Fluss-SeeschwalbeSterna hirundo
Japanese 鰺刺
  • 鰺刺 (ajisashi)Sterna hirundo
Korean 제비갈매기`
  • 제비갈매기` (jebigalmaegi)Sterna hirundo
Romanian chiră de baltă
  • chiră de baltăSterna hirundo
Russian речна́я кра́чка, обыкнове́нная кра́чка
  • речна́я кра́чка (rečnája kráčka)Sterna hirundo
  • обыкнове́нная кра́чка (obyknovénnaja kráčka)Sterna hirundo
Spanish charrán común
  • charrán comúnSterna hirundo
Swedish fisktärna
  • fisktärnaSterna hirundo
Turkish balıkçın, deniz kırlangıcı
  • balıkçınSterna hirundo
  • deniz kırlangıcıSterna hirundo
  • sumruSterna hirundo
Ukrainian крячо́к річкови́й
  • крячо́к річкови́й (krjačók ričkovýj)Sterna hirundo
Cite this entry
APA

common tern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20tern

MLA

“common tern.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20tern. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “common tern,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20tern.

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