Meanings
noungull-billed tern (plural gull-billed terns)
plural gull-billed terns
- A medium-sized tern, Gelochelidon nilotica, family Laridae, with a thick stout black bill, found in marshy and coastal habitats throughout the temperate and tropic zones worldwide.
Translations
Catalan curroc
- currocGelochelidon nilotica
Czech rybák černozobý
- rybák černozobýGelochelidon nilotica
Danish Sandterne
- SandterneGelochelidon nilotica
Dutch lachstern
- lachsternGelochelidon nilotica
Finnish hietatiira
- hietatiiraGelochelidon nilotica
French Sterne hansel
- Sterne hanselGelochelidon nilotica
German Lachseeschwalbe
- LachseeschwalbeGelochelidon nilotica
Icelandic sandþerna
- sandþernaGelochelidon nilotica
Italian sterna zampenere
- sterna zampenereGelochelidon nilotica
Japanese ハシブトアジサシ
- ハシブトアジサシ (hashibutoajisashi)Gelochelidon nilotica
Korean 큰부리제비갈매기
- 큰부리제비갈매기 (keunburijebigalmaegi)Gelochelidon nilotica
Norwegian sandterne
- sandterneGelochelidon nilotica
Polish rybitwa krótkodzioba
- rybitwa krótkodziobaGelochelidon nilotica
Portuguese gaivina-de-bico-preto
- gaivina-de-bico-pretoGelochelidon nilotica
Romanian pescăriță râzătoare
- pescăriță râzătoareGelochelidon nilotica
Russian чайконосая крачка
- чайконосая крачка (čajkonosaja kračka)Gelochelidon nilotica
Slovak rybárka krátkozobá
- rybárka krátkozobáGelochelidon nilotica
Spanish pagaza piconegra
- pagaza piconegraGelochelidon nilotica
Swedish sandtärna
- sandtärnaGelochelidon nilotica
Ukrainian крячок чорнодзьобий
- крячок чорнодзьобий (krjačok čornodzʹobyj)Gelochelidon nilotica
Cite this entry
APA
gull-billed tern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gull-billed%20tern
MLA
“gull-billed tern.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gull-billed%20tern. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gull-billed tern,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gull-billed%20tern.
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