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turnstone

turn·stone [ túrn stn ] (plural turn·stones)


noun 
Definition:
 
bird living by shore: a shorebird with mottled black or tortoiseshell markings. Native to: Arctic coast, migrating southward.  Genus Arenaria.

[Late 17th century. Because it turns over stones to find food]
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