tern
IPA: tˈɝnz
noun
- Any of various seabirds of the subfamily Sternidae (of the family Laridae) that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail.
- (dated or obsolete) A thing with three components; a set of three things.
- (gambling, dated) A lottery prize resulting from the favourable combination of three numbers in the draw.
- The River Tern, a river in Shropshire, England, which joins the Severn at Atcham.
adjective
- (chiefly botany, rare) Consisting of three components; ternate, threefold, triple.
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