Wiktionary:Word of the day/2021/May 8

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Word of the day
for May 8
tern n
  1. Any of various seabirds of the subfamily Sternidae (of the family Laridae) that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail.

Today, the second Saturday of May in 2021, is the first of the two World Migratory Bird Days in the year. These days were established by the Secretariats of the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds and the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals to highlight the importance of protecting migratory birds and their habitats.

The arctic tern has the longest migration known in the animal kingdom, travelling between the Arctic and Antarctic.

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