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Definition of Sterna minuta

Sterna minuta
Scurrit Scur"rit, n. (Zo["o]l.) the lesser tern (Sterna minuta). [Prov. Eng.]
Sterna minuta
2. Figuratively, a little wrinkled man; a dwarf; -- in contempt. This weak and writhled shrimp. --Shak. Opossum shrimp. (Zo["o]l.) See under Opossum. Spector shrimp, or Skeleton shrimp (Zo["o]l.), any slender amphipod crustacean of the genus Caprella and allied genera. See Illust. under L[ae]modopoda. Shrimp catcher (Zo["o]l.), the little tern (Sterna minuta). Shrimp net, a dredge net fixed upon a pole, or a sweep net dragged over the fishing ground.
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Fairy Fair"y, a. 1. Of or pertaining to fairies. 2. Given by fairies; as, fairy money. --Dryden. Fairy bird (Zo["o]l.), the Euoropean little tern (Sterna minuta); -- called also sea swallow, and hooded tern. Fairy bluebird. (Zo["o]l.) See under Bluebird. Fairy martin (Zo["o]l.), a European swallow (Hirrundo ariel) that builds flask-shaped nests of mud on overhanging cliffs. Fairy rings or circles, the circles formed in grassy lawns by certain fungi (as Marasmius Oreades), formerly supposed to be caused by fairies in their midnight dances. Fairy shrimp (Zo["o]l.), a European fresh-water phyllopod crustacean (Chirocephalus diaphanus); -- so called from its delicate colors, transparency, and graceful motions. The name is sometimes applied to similar American species. Fairy stone (Paleon.), an echinite.

Meaning of Sterna minuta from wikipedia

- formerly placed into the genus Sterna, which now is restricted to the large white terns. The genus name is a diminutive of Sterna, 'tern'. The specific albifrons...
- larger genus Sterna, although the most recent changes to the AOU checklist considers it a separate genus. The genus name is a diminutive of Sterna, "tern"...
- River tern, Sterna aurantia – R Lesser crested tern, Sterna bengalensis – r Great crested tern, Sterna bergii – r Sandwich tern, Sterna sandvicensis...
- Pagophila eburnea Rhodostethia rosea Sterna albifrons Sterna caspia Sterna fuscata Sterna hirundo Sterna leucoptera Sterna nigra Thal****eus bergii Stercorarius...
- (Calidris minuta) LC winter 1995 78,675 individuals Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) LC winter 1995 2,441 individuals Common Gull-billed Tern (Sterna nilotica)...
- Rhodostethia rosea (rare) Common tern, Sterna hirundo (common) Arctic tern, Sterna paradisaea (common) Little tern, Sterna albifrons (common) Black tern, Chlidonias...
- great frigatebird, Fregata minor minuta L small dwarf waterclover, Marsilea minuta, little cuckoo, Coccycua minuta; little gull, Hydrocoloeus minutus...
- tern, Chlidonias niger (B) Common tern, Sterna hirundo (B) Arctic tern, Sterna paradisaea (B) Forster's tern, Sterna forsteri (B) Order: Gaviiformes   Family:...
- tern, Sterna hirundo Roseate tern, Sterna dougallii Arctic tern, Sterna paradisaea South American tern, Sterna hirundinacea Antarctic tern, Sterna vittata...
- Whiskered tern, Chlidonias hybrida Roseate tern, Sterna dougallii (A) Common tern, Sterna hirundo Arctic tern, Sterna paradisaea (A) Sandwich tern, Thal****eus...