turnstone

/ˌtʌrnˈstoʊn/
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Other forms: turnstones

Definitions of turnstone
  1. noun
    migratory shorebirds of the plover family that turn over stones in searching for food
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    types:
    Arenaria interpres, ruddy turnstone
    common Arctic turnstone that winters in South America and Australia
    Arenaria-Melanocephala, black turnstone
    common turnstone of the Pacific coast of North America
    type of:
    plover
    any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers
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