TURNSTONE


Meaning of TURNSTONE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌstōn ]

noun

Etymology: from a habit of turning over stones to find food

Date: circa 1674

: either of two shorebirds (genus Arenaria ) of the sandpiper family:

a. : a bird ( A. interpres ) of worldwide distribution that has black and chestnut upperparts and a black breast

b. : a North American bird ( A. melanocephala ) with black upperparts and breast

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