Tern

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1. Noun

Any one of numerous species of long-winged aquatic birds, allied to the gulls, and belonging to Sterna and various allied genera.

2. Adjective

Threefold; triple; consisting of three; ternate.

3. Adjective

That which consists of, or pertains to, three things or numbers together; especially, a prize in a lottery resulting from the favorable combination of three numbers in the drawing; also, the three numbers themselves.

4. Noun

small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail
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