pickmire
/ˈpɪkmʌɪə/Chiefly Scottish and English regional
noun
= pickmaw. Also English regional ( Cornwall ): a tern (genus Sterna) (now rare ).
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in John Ray (1627–1705), naturalist and theologian. Probably an alteration by folk etymology of pickmaw, after pick- and mire.