noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
arctic
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But we were hoping for a much rarer black bird ... Offshore, fished arctic terns .
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We have publicised the plight of arctic terns , seals, badgers and intensively reared animals.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Only the egrets, spoonbill, and least tern , however, faced actual extinction before help arrived.
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Rare species like the roseate tern , which breeds on our rocky islands, are severely threatened in their wintering areas.
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The tern is swift, turning tightly among the flock to avoid the pirate.
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The Forster's tern occurs year-round in our area.
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They have been known to swim to an offshore tern colony and kill dozens of chicks and adults in a single night.
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This has to be the most elegant and beautiful of all the tern tribe.
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We identified two different types of albatross, four species of petrel, and a tern .