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turnstone en · NOUN

Etymology

From turn + stone.

Meanings

  1. Either 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.

Forms

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turnstones Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

ruddy turnstone · black turnstone

Translations (16)

cy hutan y môr (coastal wading bird) · cs kameňáček (coastal wading bird) · ca picaplatges (coastal wading bird) · ga piardálai trá (coastal wading bird) · nl steenloper (coastal wading bird) · es vuelvepiedras (coastal wading bird) · de Steinwälzer (coastal wading bird) · pl kamusznik (coastal wading bird) · bg камъкообръща́ч (coastal wading bird) · cy hutan y dŵr (coastal wading bird) · ru камнешарка (coastal wading bird) · fi karikukko (coastal wading bird) · ca remena-rocs (coastal wading bird) · cs kamenáček (coastal wading bird) · it voltapietre (coastal wading bird) · hu kőforgató (coastal wading bird)