arctic tern

arc·tic tern

A a

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ahrk-tik or especially for 7, ahr-tik turn]
- /ˈɑrk tɪk or especially for 7, ˈɑr tɪk tɜrn/
- /ˈɑːk.tɪk tɜːn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ahrk-tik or especially for 7, ahr-tik turn]
- /ˈɑrk tɪk or especially for 7, ˈɑr tɪk tɜrn/

Definitions of arctic tern words

noun arctic tern a black-capped tern, Sterna paradisea, that breeds in the Arctic and then migrates as far south as the Antarctic 3
noun arctic tern a tern, Sterna paradisaea, resembling the common tern, that breeds in arctic and north temperate regions and winters in antarctic regions. 1
noun arctic tern A migratory bird that travels between the Arctic and Antarctic, Sterna paradisaea. 0

See all 3 definitions of arctic tern

Information block about the term

Origin of arctic tern

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Arctic tern

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Arctic tern

arctic tern popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

arctic tern usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer