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sea swallow

noun

  1. any of several terns, especially Sterna hirundo.
  2. British Dialect. any of several small petrels, especially the storm petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus.


sea swallow

noun

  1. a popular name for tern 1
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sea swallow1

First recorded in 1590–1600

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