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ruddy turnstone

ruddy turnstone noun: a stout short-billed wading bird in the wader family of Scolopacidae; Arenaria interpres.

ruddy turnstone: a stout short-billed wading bird in the wader family of Scolopacidae; Arenaria interpres
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Noun

ruddy turnstone (plural ruddy turnstones)

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

Forms of ruddy turnstone

pluralruddy turnstones

Questions about ruddy turnstone

What does ruddy turnstone mean?
Ruddy turnstone means a stout short-billed wading bird in the wader family of Scolopacidae; Arenaria interpres.
What part of speech is ruddy turnstone?
Ruddy turnstone is a noun.
What is the plural of ruddy turnstone?
The plural of ruddy turnstone is ruddy turnstones.

Words near ruddy turnstone in the dictionary

  1. ruddy ground dove
  2. ruddy ground doves
  3. ruddy Nora
  4. ruddy shelduck
  5. ruddy shelducks
  6. ruddy turnstone
  7. ruddy turnstones
  8. ruddy-tailed flycatcher
  9. ruddy-tailed flycatchers
  10. ruddying
  11. ruddyish

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