Meanings
nounruddy turnstone (plural ruddy turnstones)
plural ruddy turnstones
- A stout short-billed wading bird in the wader family of Scolopacidae; Arenaria interpres.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouncommon Arctic turnstone that winters in South America and Australia
Similar
Arenaria interpres
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian камъкообръща́ч
- камъкообръща́ч (kamăkoobrăštáč)Arenaria interpres
Chinese Mandarin 翻石鹬
- 翻石鹬Arenaria interpres
Czech kamenáček pestrý
- kamenáček pestrýArenaria interpres
Danish stenvender
- stenvenderArenaria interpres
Dutch steenloper
- steenloperArenaria interpres
Finnish karikukko
- karikukkoArenaria interpres
French tournepierre à collier
- tournepierre à collierArenaria interpres
German Steinwälzer
- SteinwälzerArenaria interpres
Icelandic tildra
- tildraArenaria interpres
Japanese キョウジョシギ
- キョウジョシギ (kyoujoshigi)Arenaria interpres
Polish kamusznik zwyczajny
- kamusznik zwyczajnyArenaria interpres
Russian камнешарка
- камнешарка (kamnešarka)Arenaria interpres
Spanish vuelvepiedras común
- vuelvepiedras comúnArenaria interpres
Swedish roskarl
- roskarlArenaria interpres
Turkish taşçeviren
- taşçevirenArenaria interpres
Cite this entry
APA
ruddy turnstone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ruddy%20turnstone
MLA
“ruddy turnstone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ruddy%20turnstone. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ruddy turnstone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ruddy%20turnstone.
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