- royal tern
- large American tern having tuft of feathers
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royal tern
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Royal tern — Royal Roy al, a. [OE. roial, riall, real, OF. roial. reial, F. royal, fr. L. regalis, fr. rex, regis, king. See {Rich}, and cf. {regal}, {real} a coin, {Rial}.] 1. Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable for a king or queen;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Royal Tern — Taxobox name = Royal Tern status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Ciconiiformes familia = Sternidae genus = Thalasseus species = T. maximus binomial = Thalasseus maximus… … Wikipedia
royal tern — noun : a large tern (Thalasseus maximus) of the southern United States and farther southward that is white with a black crown and crest and pearl gray mantle * * * royal tern, a large tern, white with a grayish mantle. The royal tern is found… … Useful english dictionary
royal tern — karališkoji žuvėdra statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Sterna maxima; Thalasseus maximus angl. royal tern vok. Königsseeschwalbe, f rus. королевская крачка, f pranc. sterne royale, f ryšiai: platesnis terminas – grakščiosios … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
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
Royal — Roy al, a. [OE. roial, riall, real, OF. roial. reial, F. royal, fr. L. regalis, fr. rex, regis, king. See {Rich}, and cf. {regal}, {real} a coin, {Rial}.] 1. Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable for a king or queen; regal;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Royal bay — Royal Roy al, a. [OE. roial, riall, real, OF. roial. reial, F. royal, fr. L. regalis, fr. rex, regis, king. See {Rich}, and cf. {regal}, {real} a coin, {Rial}.] 1. Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable for a king or queen;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Royal eagle — Royal Roy al, a. [OE. roial, riall, real, OF. roial. reial, F. royal, fr. L. regalis, fr. rex, regis, king. See {Rich}, and cf. {regal}, {real} a coin, {Rial}.] 1. Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable for a king or queen;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Royal fern — Royal Roy al, a. [OE. roial, riall, real, OF. roial. reial, F. royal, fr. L. regalis, fr. rex, regis, king. See {Rich}, and cf. {regal}, {real} a coin, {Rial}.] 1. Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable for a king or queen;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Royal mast — Royal Roy al, a. [OE. roial, riall, real, OF. roial. reial, F. royal, fr. L. regalis, fr. rex, regis, king. See {Rich}, and cf. {regal}, {real} a coin, {Rial}.] 1. Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable for a king or queen;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
