turnstone
11turnstone — /ˈtɜnstoʊn / (say ternstohn) noun any of the small, migratory, shorebirds constituting the genus Arenaria, notable for their habit of turning over stones in search of food, especially A. interpres, common in both Old and New Worlds …
12turnstone — Akekeke, keke …
13turnstone — n. any wading bird of the genus Arenaria, related to the plover, that looks under stones for small animals to eat …
14Black turnstone — Turnstone Turn stone , n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of limicoline birds of the genera {Strepsilas} and {Arenaria}, allied to the plovers, especially the common American and European species ({Strepsilas interpres}). They are so called from their… …
15Ruddy Turnstone — Adult in breeding plumage. Conservation status …
16Black Turnstone — Taxobox name = Black Turnstone status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 240px image caption = Breeding plumaged adult in Alaska. regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Charadriiformes familia = Scolopacidae genus =… …
17black turnstone — noun common turnstone of the Pacific coast of North America • Syn: ↑Arenaria Melanocephala • Hypernyms: ↑turnstone * * * noun : a common turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala) of the Pacific coast of No. America that has a black back with a bronzy… …
18ruddy turnstone — a common shorebird, Arenaria interpres, of the New and Old World arctic, wintering south to southern South America and Australia and having striking reddish brown, black, and white plumage. Also called turnstone. [1905 10] * * * shorebird… …
19ruddy turnstone — noun common Arctic turnstone that winters in South America and Australia • Syn: ↑Arenaria interpres • Hypernyms: ↑turnstone …
20ruddy turnstone — rud′dy turn′stone n. orn a common, strikingly patterned turnstone, Arenaria interpres, that breeds in the Arctic and winters along coasts over much of the world • Etymology: 1905–10 …
