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sea swallow

Any of various terns, especially a common tern (Sterna hirundo) that breeds within the Arctic Circle.

sea swallow

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a popular name for tern¹

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sea swallow - common tern of Eurasia and America having white black and grey plumage

Sterna hirundo

tern - small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail

genus Sterna, Sterna - a genus of Sterninae

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