sandwich tern
noun
A large crested tern found in both Europe and North and South America.
- Thalassius sandvicensis, family Sternidae (or Laridae).
- The sandwich terns nesting at Cemlyn have migrated from Africa to raise their young at the colony.
Origin
Late 18th century: named after Sandwich, a town in Kent.
- thyristor
- thyro-
- thyroglobulin
- thyroid
- thyroid cartilage
- thyroidectomy
- thyroid gland
- thyroiditis
- thyroid-stimulating hormone
- thyrotoxicosis
- thyrotrophin
- thyrotropin
- thyrotropin-releasing factor
- thyrotropin-releasing hormone
- thyroxine
- thyrsus
- Thysanoptera
- thysanopteran
- Thysanura
- thysanuran
- thyself
- Thz
- thé dansant
- Thérèse
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