ALL meanings of turnstone
turn·stone
T t - noun turnstone any shorebird of the genus Arenaria, characterized by the habit of turning over stones in search of food. 1
- noun turnstone British. ruddy turnstone. 1
- noun turnstone either of two shore birds of the genus Arenaria, esp A. interpres (ruddy turnstone). They are related and similar to plovers and sandpipers 0
- noun turnstone any of a genus (Arenaria, family Scolopacidae) of small, migratory shorebirds, esp., the ruddy turnstone (A. interpres) 0