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sea swallow

 
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–noun
1. any of several terns, esp. Sterna hirundo.
2. British Dialect. any of several small petrels, esp. the storm petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus.
Origin:
1590–1600
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sea swallow  
n.  Any of various terns, especially a common tern (Sterna hirundo) that breeds within the Arctic Circle.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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