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The common tern.

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Definitions

  1. The common tern.
  2. The storm petrel.
  3. The gannet.
  4. See Cornish chough, under Chough.
  5. n. common tern of Eurasia and America having white black and grey plumage
  6. 1. (Zoöl.) (a) The common tern. (b) The storm petrel. (c) The gannet. 2. (Her.) See Cornish chough, under Chough.