TEREK

Proper noun

Terek

A river that flows in Georgia and Russia.

Noun

Terek (plural Tereks)

A Terek sandpiper.

Source: Wiktionary


Ter"ek, n. [Because found on the Terek River in the Caucasus.]

Definition: A sandpiper (Terekia cinerea) of the Old World, breeding in the far north of eastern Europe and Asia and migrating to South Africa and Australia. It frequents rivers.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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