sandwich tern

noun

A species of tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis.

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Meanings

sandwich tern1

nounsandwich tern (plural sandwich terns)

plural sandwich terns

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Sandwich tern.

Sandwich tern2

nounSandwich tern (plural Sandwich terns)

plural Sandwich terns · alternative sandwich tern

  1. A species of tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis.

Origin

From Sandwich in Kent, England, the type locality.

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Translations

Dutch grote stern
  • grote sternspecies of tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis
Finnish riuttatiira
  • riuttatiiraspecies of tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis
French sterne caugek
  • sterne caugekspecies of tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis
German Brandseeschwalbe
  • Brandseeschwalbespecies of tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis
Irish geabhróg scothdhubh
  • geabhróg scothdhubhspecies of tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis
Italian beccapesci
  • beccapescispecies of tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis
Romanian chiră de mare
  • chiră de marespecies of tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis
Russian пестроно́сая кра́чка
  • пестроно́сая кра́чка (pestronósaja kráčka)species of tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis
Spanish charrán patinegro
  • charrán patinegrospecies of tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis
Swedish kentsk tärna
  • kentsk tärnaspecies of tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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