Sterna

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Sterna f

  1. (sensu lato) A taxonomic genus within the family Laridae – many white terns, including Sterna sensu stricto and others now placed in genera Onychoprion, Sternula, and Thalasseus.
  2. (sensu stricto) Certain medium-sized white terns
    1. A taxonomic genus within the family Laridae.
    2. A taxonomic genus within the family Sternidae.

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