单词 | turnstone |
释义 | turnstone (once / 149612 pages) n WORD FAMILY turnstone: turnstones USAGE EXAMPLESBiologists need to be just as concerned about them before ruddy turnstones and semi-palmated sandpipers join the red knot on the brink, he said. Washington Times(Apr 10, 2016) Working with Turnstone Construction and Marenakos Rock Center, Kolb had more than 50 tons of stone hauled in for pathways, ponds, waterfalls and sitting rocks. Seattle Times(Jan 21, 2015) Almost half of all shorebird species, such as ruddy turnstones, red knots and piping plovers, are either endangered or at risk of becoming endangered. BBC(Sep 09, 2014) n migratory shorebirds of the plover family that turn over stones in searching for food Hypo|Hyper Arenaria interpres, ruddy turnstone common Arctic turnstone that winters in South America and Australia Arenaria-Melanocephala, black turnstonecommon turnstone of the Pacific coast of North America plover any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers |
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