turnstone

[ turn-stohn ]

/ ˈtɜrnˌstoʊn /

noun

any shorebird of the genus Arenaria, characterized by the habit of turning over stones in search of food.

British. ruddy turnstone.

Origin of turnstone

First recorded in 1665–75; turn + stone

Words nearby turnstone

turnround, turn signal, turnsole, turnspit, turnstile, turnstone, turnt, turntable, turntable ladder, turntablist, turn tail

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Example sentences from the Web for turnstone

The Turnstone belongs to a fourth family, but it is a very small one.
Citizen Bird|Mabel Osgood Wright and Elliott Coues
The plover of the plain is the turnstone, strepsilus interpres.
Personal Memoirs Of A Residence Of Thirty Years With The Indian Tribes On The American Frontiers|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
This peculiarity has gained for the Turnstone its trivial name.
British Sea Birds|Charles Dixon
The food of the Turnstone is composed of sand-worms, crustaceans, molluscs, and other small marine animals.
British Sea Birds|Charles Dixon

The Turnstone breeds throughout the northern parts of the Nearctic and Palæarctic regions, as far as land is known to extend.
British Sea Birds|Charles Dixon

British Dictionary definitions for turnstone

turnstone

/ (ˈtɜːnˌstəʊn) /

noun

either of two shore birds of the genus Arenaria, esp A. interpres (ruddy turnstone). They are related and similar to plovers and sandpipers

Word Origin for turnstone

C17: so called because it turns over stones in search of food

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	turnstone
释义	turnstone [ turn-stohn ] / ˈtɜrnˌstoʊn / noun any shorebird of the genus Arenaria, characterized by the habit of turning over stones in search of food. British. ruddy turnstone. Origin of turnstone First recorded in 1665–75; turn + stone Words nearby turnstone turnround, turn signal, turnsole, turnspit, turnstile, turnstone, turnt, turntable, turntable ladder, turntablist, turn tail Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for turnstone The Turnstone belongs to a fourth family, but it is a very small one. Citizen Bird\|Mabel Osgood Wright and Elliott Coues The plover of the plain is the turnstone, strepsilus interpres. Personal Memoirs Of A Residence Of Thirty Years With The Indian Tribes On The American Frontiers\|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft This peculiarity has gained for the Turnstone its trivial name. British Sea Birds\|Charles Dixon The food of the Turnstone is composed of sand-worms, crustaceans, molluscs, and other small marine animals. British Sea Birds\|Charles Dixon The Turnstone breeds throughout the northern parts of the Nearctic and Palæarctic regions, as far as land is known to extend. British Sea Birds\|Charles Dixon British Dictionary definitions for turnstone turnstone / (ˈtɜːnˌstəʊn) / noun either of two shore birds of the genus Arenaria, esp A. interpres (ruddy turnstone). They are related and similar to plovers and sandpipers Word Origin for turnstone C17: so called because it turns over stones in search of food Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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