turnstone

T1U1R1N1S1T1O1N1E1

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.

UncommonScrabble 9
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounturnstone (plural turnstones)

plural turnstones

  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.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
stonepecker

Origin

From turn + stone.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian камъкообръща́ч
  • камъкообръща́ч (kamăkoobrăštáč)coastal wading bird
Catalan remena-rocs, picaplatges
  • remena-rocscoastal wading bird
  • picaplatgescoastal wading bird
Czech kamenáček, kameňáček
  • kamenáčekcoastal wading bird
  • kameňáčekcoastal wading bird
Dutch steenloper
  • steenlopercoastal wading bird
Finnish karikukko
  • karikukkocoastal wading bird
German Steinwälzer
  • Steinwälzercoastal wading bird
Hungarian kőforgató
  • kőforgatócoastal wading bird
Irish piardálai trá
  • piardálai trácoastal wading bird
Italian voltapietre
  • voltapietrecoastal wading bird
Polish kamusznik
  • kamusznikcoastal wading bird
Russian камнешарка
  • камнешарка (kamnešarka)coastal wading bird
Spanish vuelvepiedras
  • vuelvepiedrascoastal wading bird
Welsh hutan y dŵr, hutan y môr
  • hutan y dŵrcoastal wading bird
  • hutan y môrcoastal wading bird
Cite this entry
APA

turnstone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turnstone

MLA

“turnstone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turnstone. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “turnstone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turnstone.

Source: turnstone on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.