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ruddy turnstone

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A stout short-billed wading bird in the wader family of Scolopacidae; Arenaria interpres.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

common Arctic turnstone that winters in South America and Australia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Arenaria interpres

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: turnstone

History

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: камъкообръща́ч (kamǎkoobrǎštáč) — Arenaria interpres
  • Chinese Mandarin: 翻石鹬 — Arenaria interpres
  • Czech: kamenáček pestrý — Arenaria interpres
  • Danish: stenvender — Arenaria interpres
  • Dutch: steenloper — Arenaria interpres
  • Finnish: karikukko — Arenaria interpres
  • French: tournepierre à collier — Arenaria interpres
  • German: Steinwälzer — Arenaria interpres
  • Icelandic: tildra — Arenaria interpres
  • Japanese: キョウジョシギ (kyoujoshigi) — Arenaria interpres
  • Polish: kamusznik zwyczajny — Arenaria interpres
  • Russian: камнешарка (kamnešarka) — Arenaria interpres
  • Spanish: vuelvepiedras común — Arenaria interpres
  • Swedish: roskarl — Arenaria interpres