witwangstern

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Dutch

Chlidonias hybrida

Etymology

Compound of wit (white) +‎ wang (cheek) +‎ stern (tern).

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Noun

witwangstern f (plural witwangsterns or witwangsternen, diminutive witwangsterntje n)

  1. the whiskered tern, Chlidonias hybrida

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