pictarnie

noun

pic·​tar·​nie

ˈpikˌtȧrni

variants or less commonly pickaternie

ˈpikəˌtərni

plural -s

1

chiefly Scottish : black-headed gull

2

chiefly Scottish : common tern

Word History

Etymology

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