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