Meanings
nounwhite-winged tern (plural white-winged terns)
plural white-winged terns
- Chlidonias leucopterus, a species of tern in the family Laridae.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 白翅浮鸥
- 白翅浮鸥 (bái-chì fú-ōu)Chlidonias leucopterus
Czech rybák bělokřídlý
- rybák bělokřídlýChlidonias leucopterus
Danish Hvidvinget Terne
- Hvidvinget TerneChlidonias leucopterus
Dutch witvleugelstern
- witvleugelsternChlidonias leucopterus
Finnish valkosiipitiira
- valkosiipitiiraChlidonias leucopterus
French Guifette leucoptère
- Guifette leucoptèreChlidonias leucopterus
German Weißflügel-Seeschwalbe
- Weißflügel-SeeschwalbeChlidonias leucopterus
Icelandic tígulþerna
- tígulþernaChlidonias leucopterus
Italian mignattino alibianche
- mignattino alibiancheChlidonias leucopterus
Japanese 羽白黒腹鯵刺
- 羽白黒腹鯵刺 (hajirokurohara-ajisashi)Chlidonias leucopterus
Norwegian hvitvingesvartterne
- hvitvingesvartterneChlidonias leucopterus
Polish rybitwa białoskrzydła
- rybitwa białoskrzydłaChlidonias leucopterus
Portuguese gaivina-d'asa-branca
- gaivina-d'asa-brancaChlidonias leucopterus
Romanian chirighiță cu aripi albe
- chirighiță cu aripi albeChlidonias leucopterus
Russian белокрылая крачка
- белокрылая крачка (belokrylaja kračka)Chlidonias leucopterus
Slovak čorík bielokrídly
- čorík bielokrídlyChlidonias leucopterus
Spanish fumarel aliblanco
- fumarel aliblancoChlidonias leucopterus
Swedish vitvingad tärna
- vitvingad tärnaChlidonias leucopterus
Ukrainian крячок білокрилий
- крячок білокрилий (krjačok bilokrylyj)Chlidonias leucopterus
Cite this entry
APA
white-winged tern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white-winged%20tern
MLA
“white-winged tern.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white-winged%20tern. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “white-winged tern,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white-winged%20tern.
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