sandwich tern

noun

1. a European tern, Sterna sandvicensis, that has a yellow-tipped bill, whitish plumage, and white forked tail, and nests in colonies on beaches, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of sandwich tern¹

C18: from the town of Sandwich in Kent

Example Sentences

But there was also the "sad sight of several sick sandwich tern most likely infected with avian influenza", the spokesman added.

From BBC

The expansion of land resulted in some loss of permanently flooded sandbanks that affected the availability of food for some protected bird species, such as the common scoter, the sandwich tern, and the common tern.

From The Guardian

A book cannot show the extraordinary range of patterning within bird species: Sandwich tern eggs were highly collectable in Britain because, like clouds, their markings might resemble anything from a butterfly to an elephant.

From The Guardian

Adult terns nesting in Strangford Lough, in Northern Ireland, have struggled to keep eggs and chicks dry and warm - potentially wiping out common, Arctic and Sandwich tern fledglings from the site this year.

From BBC

The British government vetoes a $2.3 billion wind farm project near the Lincolnshire and Norfolk coast because of the dangers it could pose to a local bird, the sandwich tern.

From New York Times