turnstone

English

Etymology

From turn +‎ stone.

Noun

turnstone (plural turnstones)

1. 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.

Derived terms

• black turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala)
• ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

Translations

coastal wading bird

Bulgarian: птица-каменар f (ptica-kamenar) Catalan: remena-rocs m, picaplatges m Czech: kamenáček, kameňáček Dutch: steenloper (nl) m Finnish: karikukko (fi) German: Steinwälzer m Hungarian: kőforgató Irish: piardálai trá m Italian: voltapietre (it) m Polish: kamusznik (pl) m Russian: камнешарка (ru) f (kamnešarka) Spanish: vuelvepiedras m Welsh: hutan y dŵr m, hutan y môr m

References

• turnstone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Arenaria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Arenaria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons