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.
Also called
turnstone.
Origin of ruddy turnstone
First recorded in 1905–10
Words nearby ruddy turnstone
ruddle,
ruddleman,
ruddock,
ruddy,
ruddy duck,
ruddy turnstone,
rude,
rude awakening,
ruderal,
rudesheimer,
rudiment