Толковый словарь английского языка - tern
Tern
tern
noun Etymology: of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish ~e ~ Date: 1678 any of various chiefly marine birds (subfamily S~inae of the family Laridae and especially genus S~a) that differ from the related gulls in usually smaller size, a more slender build, a sharply pointed bill, narrower wings, and an often forked tail
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1. n. any marine bird of the subfamily Sterninae, like a gull but usu. smaller and with a long forked tail. Etymology: of Scand. orig.: cf. Da. terne, Sw. t{auml}rna f. ON therna 2. n. 1 a set of three, esp. three lottery numbers that when drawn together win a large prize. 2 such a prize. Etymology: F terne f. L terni three each ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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