Sterna

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  • noun. undefined
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A Linnean genus of Laridæ, typical of the subfamily Sterninæ, and containing all the terns or sea-swallows, or variously restricted.
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  • noun. Plural form of sternum.
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  • noun. a genus of Sterninae
    • Word Usage
    "In the past there was commercial over-exploitation of the sea cucumbers Isostichopus fuscus and Parastichopus parvimensis, of mother-of-pearl Pinctada mazatlanica and winged oysters Pteria sterna."
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