tern in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water.
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This tern does not show site fidelity, frequently changing its nest site from year to year, sometimes by more than 200 km (130 mi).
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The gull-billed tern is an opportunist predator, taking a wide variety of prey from marine, freshwater and terrestrial habitats.
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Small offshore islands and beaches are home to roseate terns and are important breeding areas for the locally threatened piping plover.
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The lake is an important breeding ground for terns.
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While feeding, skuas, gulls, and other tern species will often harass the birds and steal their food.
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Juvenile common terns have pale grey upperwings with a dark carpal bar.
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As now, the term was used for the inland black tern as well as the marine species.
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However, it was noted that at the time this policy was released, the tern adequate was never clearly defined.
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It will often obtains fish by robbing gulls, terns and even northern gannets of their catches.
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