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terek

noun
ter·ek | \ˈterə̇k\
plural -s

Definition of terek 

: a sandpiper (Xenus cinerea) of the Old World breeding in the far north of eastern Europe and Asia and migrating to southern Africa and Australia and frequenting rivers

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History and Etymology for terek

from Terek, river of southeast Soviet Russia, Europe

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