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Gull vs. Tern — What's the Difference?

Gull vs. Tern — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Gull and Tern

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Gull

Gulls, or colloquially seagulls, are seabirds of the family Laridae in the suborder Lari. They are most closely related to the terns (family Sternidae) and only distantly related to auks, skimmers and even more distantly to waders.

Tern

Terns are seabirds in the family Laridae that have a worldwide distribution and are normally found near the sea, rivers, or wetlands. Terns are treated as a subgroup of the family Laridae which includes gulls and skimmers and consists of eleven genera.

Gull

Any of various chiefly coastal seabirds of the family Laridae, having long wings, webbed feet, a thick, slightly hooked beak, and usually gray and white plumage.

Tern

Any of various seabirds primarily of the genus Sterna found worldwide, typically smaller than a gull and having a forked tail.

Gull

A person who is easily tricked or cheated; a dupe.
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Tern

(Games) A set of three, especially a combination of three numbers that wins a lottery.

Gull

To deceive or cheat.

Tern

A three-masted schooner.

Gull

A seabird of the genus Larus or of the family Laridae.

Tern

Any of various seabirds of the subfamily Sternidae (of the family Laridae) that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail.

Gull

Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Cepora.

Tern

A thing with three components; a set of three things.

Gull

(slang) A cheating trick; a fraud.

Tern

A lottery prize resulting from the favourable combination of three numbers in the draw.

Gull

One easily cheated; a dupe.

Tern

Consisting of three components; ternate, threefold, triple.
Tern flowers; tern leaves
A tern schooner, one with three masts

Gull

A swindler or trickster.

Tern

Any one of numerous species of long-winged aquatic birds, allied to the gulls, and belonging to Sterna and various allied genera.

Gull

To deceive or cheat.

Tern

That which consists of, or pertains to, three things or numbers together; especially, a prize in a lottery resulting from the favorable combination of three numbers in the drawing; also, the three numbers themselves.
She'd win a tern in Thursday's lottery.

Gull

To mislead.

Tern

Threefold; triple; consisting of three; ternate.

Gull

To trick and defraud.

Tern

Small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail

Gull

To deceive; to cheat; to mislead; to trick; to defraud.
The rulgar, gulled into rebellion, armed.
I'm not gulling him for the emperor's service.

Gull

A cheating or cheat; trick; fraud.

Gull

One easily cheated; a dupe.

Gull

One of many species of long-winged sea birds of the genus Larus and allied genera.

Gull

A person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

Gull

Mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs

Gull

Make a fool or dupe of

Gull

Fool or hoax;
The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone
You can't fool me!

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