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ster·na

 (stûr′nə)
n.
A plural of sternum.
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Noun1.sterna - a genus of SterninaeSterna - a genus of Sterninae      
bird genus - a genus of birds
sea swallow, Sterna hirundo - common tern of Eurasia and America having white black and grey plumage
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sterna

pl de sternum
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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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At Cemlyn, in North Wales, the Roseate tern Sterna dougallii, Arctic terns Sterna paradisaea, Sandwich tern Sterna sandvicensis and common tern Sterna hirundo were all found, making the site a nationally important colony.
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The tern species involved comprised Saunders' tern Sterna saundersi, white-cheeked tern Sterna repressa, lesser crested tern Sterna bengalensis and lastly, in 2012 for the first time, bridled tern Sterna anaethetus.
Y fr-wennol bigddu (Sterna sandvicensis; Sandwich tern) sy'n nythu yng Nghemlyn, rywle rhwng 1500 a 1600 o barau ohonyn nhw, ar y ddwy ynys fechan yma.
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