noun
a genus of Sterninae
• Syn: ↑genus Sterna
• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Sterninae, ↑subfamily Sterninae
• Member Meronyms: ↑sea swallow, ↑Sterna hirundo
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sternaplural of sternum.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.