tern
Example Sentences
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Laboratory testing confirmed the disease had infected a greater crested tern in the town of Robe, South Australia.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Hidden in the scrapes, this little tern chick is camouflaged - and vulnerable - on a Norfolk beach.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
For the study, scientists collected brain samples from four sea lions, one fur seal and a tern found dead at the most affected sea lion rookery in Argentina.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 28, 2024
That could damage habitats for local wildlife, including the endangered Texas hornshell mussel and the least tern, a small bird that nests along rivers, and affect the Monarch butterfly that migrates through the area.
From Reuters ● Aug. 11, 2023
The pages feel good as I tern turn them.
From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper
