tern
tern1[təːn]noun- a seabird related to the gulls, typically smaller and more slender, with long pointed wings and a forked tail
燕鸥
- Family Sternidae (or Laridae): several genera, in particular Sterna, and many species
燕鸥科(或鸥科):数属,尤指燕鸥属,多种
语源- late 17th cent.: of Scandinavian origin; related to Danish terne and Swedish tärna, both from Old Norse therna
tern2[təːn]noun- (rare)a set of three, especially three lottery numbers that when drawn together win a large prize
(罕)(尤指中彩号码)三个一套;三重;三个一组
语源- late Middle English: apparently from French terne, from Latin terni 'three at once, three each', from ter 'thrice'
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