Ternery
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /tɜːnəɹi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ternery is a noun meaning A colony of terns.
Meaning
A colony of terns.
Example Sentences
Altogether Harvie-Brown has visited a great many Hebridean terneries, and paid special attention to their inhabitants.
The reason dead fish are so often found in a ternery is that these are the ones that have proved to be too much for the chicks to swallow.
Word Forms
- terneries
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include terne, taring, stern, egg-bird, tara, sternid.
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