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褐翅燕鸥

hè chì yàn ōudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(bird species of China) bridled tern (Onychoprion anaethetus)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

褐翅燕鷗 褐翅燕鸥 [he4 chi4 yan4 ou1] /(bird species of China) bridled tern (Onychoprion anaethetus)/

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Other forms in these source records: 褐翅燕鷗

  • 褐
    hè

    brown / gray or dark color / coarse hemp cloth / Taiwan pr. [hé]

  • 翅
    chì

    (bound form) wing (of a bird or insect)

  • 燕
    yàn

    swallow (family Hirundinidae)

    Yān

    Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in present-day Hebei and Liaoning / north Hebei / the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕[Qián Yān] (337–370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hòu Yān] (384–409), Southern Yan 南燕[Nán Yān] (398–410), Northern Yan 北燕[Běi Yān] (409–436) / surname Yan

  • 鸥
    ōu

    common gull

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