Meanings
nounfairy tern (plural fairy terns)
plural fairy terns
- A small tern, Sternula nereis, which is native to the southwestern Pacific.
- Synonym of white tern.
Synonyms: white tern
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of white tern.
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fairy tern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fairy%20tern
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“fairy tern.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fairy%20tern. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fairy tern,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fairy%20tern.
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