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Definition of Roseate tern

Roseate tern
Roseate Ro"se*ate, a. [Cf. L. roseus, rosatus, prepared from roses. See Roseal, Rose.] 1. Full of roses; rosy; as, roseate bowers. 2. resembling a rose in color or fragrance; esp., tinged with rose color; blooming; as, roseate beauty; her roseate lips. Roseate tern (Zo["o]l.), an American and European tern (Sterna Dougalli) whose breast is roseate in the breeding season.

Meaning of Roseate tern from wikipedia

- The roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) is a species of tern in the family Laridae. The genus name Sterna is derived from Old English "stearn", "tern", and...
- Roseate Tern (12 March 1986 – 2007) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. In her first seven races she failed to win but was placed in several...
- Interbreeding between tern species is rare, and involves closely related species when it occurs. Hybrids recorded include common tern with roseate, Sandwich with...
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- non-breeding season. The common tern's closest relatives appear to be the Antarctic tern, followed by the Eurasian Arctic and roseate terns. Genetic evidence suggests...
- Arctic tern is similar to the common and roseate terns, its colouring, profile, and call are slightly different. Compared to the common tern, it has...
- was a Scottish physician and naturalist who was the discoverer of the roseate tern (Sterna dougalli). McDougall was the third child of Alexander McDougall...
- Sumatra. It is most closely related to roseate tern S. dougallii and white-fronted tern S. striata. The Black-naped tern is named from the black band beginning...
- National Wildlife Refuge and has the fifth-largest colony of nesting roseate terns in the northeastern United States. Much of the island's land m**** has...
- Common and Roseate terns. Gull Island is a major stopover for birds following the Atlantic Flyway and was the home of large colonies of nesting terns up until...