| 单词 | royal tern |
| 释义 | > as lemmasroyal tern royal tern n. a large orange-billed tern, Thalasseus maximus (also called Sterna maxima), which frequents the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North and South America, and the coast of West Africa. ΚΠ 1858 Rep. Explor. & Surv. Route for Railroad Mississippi River to Pacific Ocean IX. (U.S. War Dept.) p. liii Sterna regia... The Royal Tern. Atlantic coast of the southern and middle States, and California. 1925 Auk 42 317 The Royal Tern usually lays but one egg in this locality. 1960 H. S. Zim Guide to Everglades 30 Royal tern is a gull-like bird with a deeply-forked tail and orange bill. 2006 Bird Watching Aug. 70/1 A long-staying and a returning visitor was a Laughing Gull. Others have included..Bonaparte's Gull and Royal Tern. < as lemmas |
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