ruddy turnstone

rud·dy turn·stone

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Definition of ruddy turnstone words

noun ruddy turnstone a common shorebird, Arenaria interpres, of the New and Old World arctic, wintering south to southern South America and Australia and having striking reddish-brown, black, and white plumage. 1

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10

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