Sterlet²

[? For *sternlet, dim. of STERN sb.¹; cf. STERNET.] ? The Lesser Tern, Sterna minuta.

1703.  trans. Lahontan’s Voy. N. Amer., I. 240. The Seamews, Grelans, and Sterlets, are Fowls that fly incessantly over Seas, Lakes, and Rivers, in order to catch little Fish.