Meanings
nounWilson's tern (plural Wilson's terns)
plural Wilson's terns
- Synonym of common tern.
Wilson's Tern is our most abundant species, very similar in habits and appearance to the Arctic Tern. It was years before I could tell them apart, and no one can always feel sure.
1902, Herbert Keightley Job, Among the water-fowl, page 142Synonyms: common tern
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of common tern.
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