Sterninae
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Sterninae
[′stər·nə‚nē] (vertebrate zoology)
A subfamily of birds in the family Laridae, including the Arctic tern.
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Among the avifaunal remains are small amounts of petrel/shearwater (Procellariidae) and tern (
Sterninae).
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