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Turnstone

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Noun
  1. 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.
  2. 2
    migratory shorebirds of the plover family that turn over stones in searching for food wordnet

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From turn + stone.

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