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RUDDY TURNSTONE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ruddy turnstone mean?
• RUDDY TURNSTONE (noun)
The noun RUDDY TURNSTONE has 1 sense:
1. common Arctic turnstone that winters in South America and Australia
Familiarity information: RUDDY TURNSTONE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Common Arctic turnstone that winters in South America and Australia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Arenaria interpres; ruddy turnstone
Hypernyms ("ruddy turnstone" is a kind of...):
turnstone (migratory shorebirds of the plover family that turn over stones in searching for food)
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