turnstone

English - Turkish

Definition of turnstone in English Turkish dictionary: (Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) Taşçeviren, taşkuşu

English - English

Definition of turnstone in English English dictionary: Either of two species of coastal wading bird, Arenaria interpres and Arenaria melanocephala. They breed in the Arctic and readily turn stones or seaweed looking for hidden invertebrates; Any species of limicoline birds of the genera Strepsilas and Arenaria, allied to the plovers, especially the common American and European species (Strepsilas interpres); Called also brant bird, sand runner, sea quail, sea lark, sparkback, and skirlcrake; migratory shorebirds of the plover family that turn over stones in searching for food; They are so called from their habit of turning up small stones in search of mollusks and other aquatic animals
The turnstone: redlegs
The turnstone: sea quail
The turnstone: sea dotterel
The turnstone: redleg
The turnstone: skirlcrake
black turnstone: common turnstone of the Pacific coast or North America
ruddy turnstone: common arctic turnstone that winters in South America and Australia

turnstone

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turn·stone

[ -"stOn ] (noun.) circa 1674. from a habit of turning over stones to find food.

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