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turnstone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
turn-stone
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

From turn + stone.

Inflected Forms

turnstones (plural)

Phrases

black turnstone ruddy turnstone

Questions

What does turnstone mean?
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.
Where does turnstone come from?
From turn + stone.

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