sea swallow

/si ˌswɑloʊ/
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Other forms: sea swallows

Definitions of sea swallow
  1. noun
    common tern of Eurasia and America having white black and grey plumage
    synonyms: Sterna hirundo
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    type of:
    tern
    small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail
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