Phrase Hound found 23 phrases and 27 compound words that contain terns. The most common are listed below. Open terns in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 23
- arctic ternsplural of arctic tern: A migratory bird that travels between the Arctic and Antarctic, Sterna paradisaea.
- common ternsplural of common tern: A small, gull-like shore bird of the species Sterna hirundo, of wide geographic distribution.
- fairy ternsplural of fairy tern: A small tern, Sternula nereis, which is native to the southwestern Pacific.
- Sandwich Ternsplural of Sandwich Tern: A species of tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis.
- white ternsplural of white tern: A small seabird, Gygis alba, found across the tropical oceans of the world.
- sooty ternsplural of sooty tern: A seabird of species Onychoprion fuscatus, of the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans.
- angel ternsplural of angel tern: Gygis alba.
- black ternsplural of black tern: A small seabird (Chlidonias niger), of the tern family (Sternidae)
- Caspian ternsplural of Caspian tern: A widely distributed species of tern, Hydroprogne caspia syn. Hydroprogne tschegrava.
- least ternsplural of least tern: Sternula antillarum, a small tern that breeds in North America and locally in northern South America.
- little ternsplural of little tern: The seabird Sternula albifrons.
- rosy ternsplural of rosy tern: the roseate tern.
- royal ternsplural of royal tern: The seabird Thalasseus maximus (syn. Sterna maxima).
- swift ternsplural of swift tern: Thalasseus bergii, a bird of the tern family.
- greater crested ternsplural of greater crested tern: Thalasseus bergii, a bird of the tern family.
- gull-billed ternsplural of gull-billed tern: A 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.
- lesser crested ternsplural of lesser crested tern: Thalasseus bengalensis, syn. Sterna bengalensis, a seabird of the tern family.
- white-winged ternsplural of white-winged tern: Chlidonias leucopterus, a species of tern in the family Laridae.
- roseate ternsplural of roseate tern: A species of tern, Sterna dougallii.
- whiskered ternsplural of whiskered tern: Chlidonias hybrida, a species of tern in the family Laridae.
- bridled ternsplural of bridled tern: Onychoprion anaethetus, is a seabird of the family Laridae.
- commic ternsplural of commic tern: A tern that is either a common tern, Sterna hirundo, or an arctic tern, Sterna paradisaea.
- Forster's ternsplural of Forster's tern: Sterna forsteri, is a seabird of the family Laridae.
Compound words 27
- patternsplural of pattern: Model, example.
- westernsplural of western: Of, facing, situated in, or related to the west.
- lanternsplural of lantern: A case of translucent or transparent material made to protect a flame, or light, used to illuminate its surroundings.
- cisternsplural of cistern: A reservoir or tank for holding water, especially for catching and holding rainwater for later use.
- lecternsplural of lectern: A stand with a slanted top used to support a Bible from which passages are read during a church service.
- bitternsplural of bittern: Several bird species in the Botaurinae subfamily of the heron family Ardeidae.
- alaternsplural of alatern: An ornamental evergreen shrub (Rhamnus alaternus; Italian buckthorn).
- citternsplural of cittern: A stringed instrument (chordophone), played with a plectrum (a pick), and most commonly possessing four wire strings and chromatic frets, which is a precursor to the modern day guitar.
- gitternsplural of gittern: A small, quill-plucked, gut-strung musical instrument, most commonly with three to four strings in doubles courses; it is a flat-backed predecessor of the guitar, and it originated around the 13th century, coming to …
- Matternsplural of Mattern: A surname.