Turnstone

noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounEither of two species of coastal wading bird, Arenaria interpres and Arenaria melanocephala, that breed in the Arctic and readily turn stones or seaweed looking for hidden invertebrates.

Synonyms

ruddy ruddy turnstone sea dotterel sea quail rock plover redleg stone plover stone-curlew sea swallow sanderling tattler taring

Rhymes With

milburn stone turn stone

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