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— John Milton

Say, Heavenly Muse, shall not thy sacred vein 15

Afford a present to the Infant God?

Hast thou no verse, no hymn, or solemn strain,

To welcome him to this his new abode,

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terns

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈtɜː(ɹ)nz/Used In Literature ↓

Any of various sea birds of the family Sternidae that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail.

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. ternsterns arcticterns commonterns sootyterns blackterns patterns least
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Related Words

birdsnoddyspeciesstarssternesterninaesubfamily sterninaeswallows

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