turnstone
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Etymology
From turn + stoneCategory:English compound terms#TURNSTONE.
Noun
turnstone (plural turnstones)Category:English lemmas#TURNSTONECategory:English nouns#TURNSTONECategory:English countable nouns#TURNSTONECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#TURNSTONECategory:Pages with entries#TURNSTONECategory:Pages with 1 entry#TURNSTONE
- 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.
Derived terms
Translations
coastal wading bird
References
turnstone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Arenaria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Arenaria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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