turnstone
Noun
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Migratory shorebirds of the plover family that turn over stones in searching for food (synset 102027697)
is a type of: plover - any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpiperssubtypes:
- arenaria interpres, ruddy turnstone - common Arctic turnstone that winters in South America and Australia
- arenaria-melanocephala, black turnstone - common turnstone of the Pacific coast of North America
belongs to: arenaria, genus arenaria - turnstones
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