tern
Example Sentences
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Laboratory testing confirmed the disease had infected a greater crested tern in the town of Robe, South Australia.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
With the help of local volunteers and wardens, who monitor breeding sites 24 hours a day, the future of the little tern is looking much brighter than it did back in 1986.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Conservation and management of the least Bell’s vireo, California least tern, and western snowy plover have resulted in significant increases to on-base populations of these species, according to the agency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2025
For the study, scientists collected brain samples from four sea lions, one fur seal and a tern found dead at the most affected sea lion rookery in Argentina.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 28, 2024
It talks and makes picturs and I got to tern it on just before I go to sleep.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
