Meanings
nounlesser crested tern (plural lesser crested terns)
plural lesser crested terns
- Thalasseus bengalensis, syn. Sterna bengalensis, a seabird of the tern family.
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lesser crested tern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lesser%20crested%20tern
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