TERN


Meaning of TERN in English

/ tɜːn; NAmE tɜːrn/ noun

a bird with long pointed wings and a tail with two points that lives near the sea

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WORD ORIGIN

late 17th cent.: of Scandinavian origin; related to Danish terne and Swedish tärna , both from Old Norse therna .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.