Tern vs Wren - What's the difference?
tern | wren |
Any of various sea birds of the family Sternidae that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail.
That which consists of, or pertains to, three things or numbers together.
(dated) A lottery prize resulting from the favourable combination of three numbers in the draw.
* Mrs Browning
threefold; triple; consisting of three; ternate
Members of a mainly New World passerine bird family Troglodytidae.
Small bird of similar appearance to a true wren.
As nouns the difference between tern and wren
is that tern is any of various sea birds of the family sternidae that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail or tern can be that which consists of, or pertains to, three things or numbers together while wren is (uk|informal) a female member of the royal navy (a member of the wrns).As an adjective tern
is threefold; triple; consisting of three; ternate.As a proper noun wren is
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English
Etymology 1
From a Scandinavian language, related to Danish terne'', Swedish '' , ultimately from (etyl)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* arctic tern * black tern * common tern * crested tern * greater crested tern * hooded tern * lesser crested tern * marsh tern * river tern * roseate tern * sooty tern * swift ternSee also
* sea swallow * (wikipedia) * (Sternidae) * (Sternidae)Etymology 2
(etyl) terne. See (tern) (adjective).Noun
(en noun)- She'd win a tern in Thursday's lottery.
Adjective
(-)- tern''' flowers; '''tern leaves
- a tern schooner, one with three masts