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a black and white tern, Sterna fuscata, of small tropical islands. Also called wide-awake.[1775-85]
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Sooty tern — Sooty Soot y, a. [Compar. {Sootier}; superl. {Sootiest}.] [AS. s?tig. See {Soot}.] 1. Of or pertaining to soot; producing soot; soiled by soot. Fire of sooty coal. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Having a dark brown or black color like soot;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sooty tern — tamsioji žuvėdra statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Sterna fuscata angl. sooty tern vok. Rußseeschwalbe, f rus. тёмная крачка, f pranc. sterne fuligineuse, f ryšiai: platesnis terminas – tikrosios žuvėdros … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
sooty tern — soot′y tern′ n. orn a black and white tern, Sterna fuscata, of small tropical islands • Etymology: 1775–85 … From formal English to slang
sooty tern — noun Date: 1785 a widely distributed tern (Sterna fuscata) of tropical oceans that is blackish above and white below called also wideawake … New Collegiate Dictionary
sooty tern — noun : a tern (Sterna fuscata) that is widely distributed on tropical coasts and is blackish above and white below … Useful english dictionary
sooty tern — Ewa ewa … English-Hawaiian dictionary
Sooty — Soot y, a. [Compar. {Sootier}; superl. {Sootiest}.] [AS. s?tig. See {Soot}.] 1. Of or pertaining to soot; producing soot; soiled by soot. Fire of sooty coal. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Having a dark brown or black color like soot; fuliginous;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sooty albatross — Sooty Soot y, a. [Compar. {Sootier}; superl. {Sootiest}.] [AS. s?tig. See {Soot}.] 1. Of or pertaining to soot; producing soot; soiled by soot. Fire of sooty coal. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Having a dark brown or black color like soot;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tern — (t[ e]rn), n. [Dan. terne, t[ae]rne; akin to Sw. t[ a]rna, Icel. [thorn]erna; cf. NL. sterna.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of long winged aquatic birds, allied to the gulls, and belonging to {Sterna} and various allied genera. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
