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turnstone definition

turn·stone (tʉrn′stōn′)

noun

any of a genus (Arenaria, family Scolopacidae) of small, migratory shorebirds, esp., the ruddy turnstone (A. interpres): so called because they turn over pebbles to seek food

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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