"sea swallow" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sea swallows [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sea swallow (plural sea swallows)
  1. (UK) The common tern (Sterna hirundo). Tags: UK Categories (lifeform): Terns, Tubenose birds
    Sense id: en-sea_swallow-en-noun-0Ck507ce Disambiguation of Terns: 44 32 24 Disambiguation of Tubenose birds: 32 39 28 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 44 16 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 39 42 19 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 37 37 25
  2. The storm petrel. Categories (lifeform): Tubenose birds
    Sense id: en-sea_swallow-en-noun-PdSsgn3o Disambiguation of Tubenose birds: 32 39 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 44 16 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 39 42 19 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 37 37 25
  3. A mollusc of genus Glaucus. Categories (lifeform): Nudibranchs, Tubenose birds
    Sense id: en-sea_swallow-en-noun-ALbtg2AS Disambiguation of Nudibranchs: 29 32 40 Disambiguation of Tubenose birds: 32 39 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 44 16 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 39 42 19 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 37 37 25

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