Word Meaning

terns definition and meaning

n. Any one of numerous species of long-winged aquatic birds, allied to the gulls, and belonging to Sterna and various allied genera.
a. Threefold; triple; consisting of three; ternate.
a. That which consists of, or pertains to, three things or numbers together; especially, a prize in a lottery resulting from the favorable combination of three numbers in the drawing; also, the three numbers themselves.

Crossword clues for terns

- An aquatic bird
- Aquatic bird
- Fork-tailed bird
- Gull-like sea bird
- Sea eagle
- Sea-bird
- Seabird
- Set of three
- Told to veer around bird
- Wading bird
- Fork-tailed bird
- Fork-tailed birds
- Sea birds
- Small slender gulls with narrow wings and forked tail