Phrase Hound found 26 phrases and 34 compound words that contain tern. The most common are listed below. Open tern in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 26
- common ternA small, gull-like shore bird of the species Sterna hirundo, of wide geographic distribution.
- arctic ternA migratory bird that travels between the Arctic and Antarctic, Sterna paradisaea.
- whiskered ternChlidonias hybrida, a species of tern in the family Laridae.
- bridled ternOnychoprion anaethetus, is a seabird of the family Laridae.
- gull-billed ternA medium-sized tern, Gelochelidon nilotica, family Laridae, with a thick stout black bill, found in marshy and coastal habitats throughout the temperate and tropic zones worldwide.
- white-winged ternChlidonias leucopterus, a species of tern in the family Laridae.
- Forster's ternSterna forsteri, is a seabird of the family Laridae.
- black ternA small seabird (Chlidonias niger), of the tern family (Sternidae)
- Sandwich ternA species of tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis.
- little ternThe seabird Sternula albifrons.
- roseate ternA species of tern, Sterna dougallii.
- Caspian ternA widely distributed species of tern, Hydroprogne caspia syn. Hydroprogne tschegrava.
- Stoke on TernA village in Stoke upon Tern parish, north-east Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6428).
- Stoke upon TernA civil parish in north-east Shropshire, England, which includes the village of Stoke on Tern.
- sooty ternA seabird of species Onychoprion fuscatus, of the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans.
- royal ternThe seabird Thalasseus maximus (syn. Sterna maxima).
- white ternA small seabird, Gygis alba, found across the tropical oceans of the world.
- greater crested ternThalasseus bergii, a bird of the tern family.
- Cabot's ternThe bird Thalasseus acuflavidus.
- angel ternGygis alba.
- fairy ternA small tern, Sternula nereis, which is native to the southwestern Pacific.
- least ternSternula antillarum, a small tern that breeds in North America and locally in northern South America.
- swift ternSynonym of greater crested tern: Thalasseus bergii, a bird of the tern family.
- lesser crested ternThalasseus bengalensis, syn. Sterna bengalensis, a seabird of the tern family.
- commic ternA tern that is either a common tern, Sterna hirundo, or an arctic tern, Sterna paradisaea.
Compound words 34
- terneryA colony of terns.
- westernOf, facing, situated in, or related to the west.
- patternModel, example.
- lanternA case of translucent or transparent material made to protect a flame, or light, used to illuminate its surroundings.
- cisternA reservoir or tank for holding water, especially for catching and holding rainwater for later use.
- ternaryMade up of three things.
- lecternA stand with a slanted top used to support a Bible from which passages are read during a church service.
- bitternSeveral bird species in the Botaurinae subfamily of the heron family Ardeidae.
- CominternAn international association of Communist parties, established in 1919 by Vladimir Lenin and dissolved in 1943.
- posternA back door or gate, side entrance, or other entrance distinct from the main one, especially one that is private or not obvious.