"ternery" meaning in All languages combined

See ternery on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /tɜːnəɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /tɝnəɹi/ [General-American] Forms: terneries [plural]
Etymology: tern + -ery Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tern|ery}} tern + -ery Head templates: {{en-noun}} ternery (plural terneries)
  1. A colony of terns.
    Sense id: en-ternery-en-noun-~PxrXDnW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ery

Inflected forms

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