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ruddy turnstone
noun
- 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.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ruddy turnstone1
First recorded in 1905–10
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