turnstone
turnstone · turnstones
камнешарка
Steinwälzer
Either of two species of coastal wading bird, Arenaria interpres and Arenaria…Either of two species of coastal wading bird, Arenaria interpres and Arenaria melanocephala, that breed in the Arctic and readily turn stones or seaweed looking for hidden invertebrates.
Meaning
1 sensesEither of two species of coastal wading bird, Arenaria interpres and Arenaria melanocephala, that breed in the Arctic and readily turn stones or seaweed looking for hidden invertebrates.
Steinwälzer
камнешаркаkamnešarka
More definitions
- migratory shorebirds of the plover family that turn over stones in searching for food
Translations
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By meaning 1
coastal wading bird:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
coastal wading bird:
Origin
From turn + stone.From turn + stone.
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Forms
plural: turnstones| Singular | turnstone |
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