Turnstone Definition

tûrnstōn
noun
Any of a genus (Arenaria, family Scolopacidae) of small, migratory shorebirds, esp., the ruddy turnstone (A. interpres)
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Turnstone

Noun

Singular:
turnstone
Plural:
turnstones

Origin of Turnstone

  • So called because the birds turn stones over to expose small invertebrates on which they feed

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • turn +"Ž stone

    From Wiktionary

Turnstone Sentence Examples

  • The turnstone is about as big as an ordinary snipe; but, compared with most of its allies of the group Limicolae, to which it belongs, its form is somewhat heavy, and its legs are short.

  • A second species of turnstone is admitted by some authors and denied by others.

  • The turnstone (Strepsilas interpres) arrives in the islands in August after breeding in Alaska.

  • I found a juvenile Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Semipalmated Plover, Sanderling, Ruddy Turnstone, and two Long-billed dowitchers in quick order.

  • The populations of a number of wintering waterbirds, such as dunlin, ringed plover and turnstone, have continued to decline.

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