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English noun: turnstone

1. turnstone (animal) migratory shorebirds of the plover family that turn over stones in searching for food


Broader (hypernym)plover


Narrower (hyponym)Arenaria interpres, Arenaria-Melanocephala, black turnstone, ruddy turnstone


Member meronymArenaria, genus Arenaria









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