tern in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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Terns are in general medium-to-large birds, typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head.
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A study of 75 breeding common terns found that none carried blood parasites.
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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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Because common terns nest on islands, the most common predators are normally other birds rather than mammals.
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The flight on rounded wings is somewhat tern-like.
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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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However, it was noted that at the time this policy was released, the tern adequate was never clearly defined.
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They are used for breeding by terns, ducks, redshank and turnstone.
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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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The gull-billed tern does not normally plunge dive for fish like the other white terns, and has a broader diet than most other terns.
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