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sterna

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ster·na  (stûrn)
n.
A plural of sternum.
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Noun1.sterna - a genus of SterninaeSterna - a genus of Sterninae                
genus Sterna
bird genus - a genus of birds
Sterninae, subfamily Sterninae - terns
sea swallow, Sterna hirundo - common tern of Eurasia and America having white black and grey plumage
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It was a species of the Sterna nilotica, peculiar to Egypt; its beak is black, head grey and pointed, the eye surrounded by white spots, the back, wings, and tail of a greyish colour, the belly and throat white, and claws red.
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