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arctic tern
arc·tic tern (plural arc·tic terns or arc·tic tern)


noun 
Definition:
 
migrating Arctic bird: a black-headed seabird that breeds in Arctic regions and migrates to southern Africa, South America, and the Antarctic. Latin name Sterna paradisaea.
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