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Definition of ruddy turnstone in US English: ruddy turnstonenoun A turnstone of a New World race that breeds on the Arctic coastal tundra. Example sentencesExamples - Look for great blue herons among the reeds and shallow waters of Bermuda's marshes, or watch ruddy turnstones digging for food on the beaches.
- Other shorebirds noted in small numbers were black-bellied plover, American golden-plover, pectoral sandpiper, purple sandpiper, red phalarope, ruddy turnstone, and red knot.
- Children exploring the tidepools didn't notice the plovers, or the probing ruddy turnstone, or the teetering spotted sandpiper.
- We studied the behavior and the foraging success of ruddy turnstones using an experiment in which we varied both the presence of a competitor and the food distribution.
- We experimentally determined the relationship between forager density and foraging success in two wader species: the red knot and the ruddy turnstone.
Definition of ruddy turnstone in US English: ruddy turnstonenoun A turnstone of a New World race that breeds on the Arctic coastal tundra. Example sentencesExamples - Other shorebirds noted in small numbers were black-bellied plover, American golden-plover, pectoral sandpiper, purple sandpiper, red phalarope, ruddy turnstone, and red knot.
- We experimentally determined the relationship between forager density and foraging success in two wader species: the red knot and the ruddy turnstone.
- We studied the behavior and the foraging success of ruddy turnstones using an experiment in which we varied both the presence of a competitor and the food distribution.
- Look for great blue herons among the reeds and shallow waters of Bermuda's marshes, or watch ruddy turnstones digging for food on the beaches.
- Children exploring the tidepools didn't notice the plovers, or the probing ruddy turnstone, or the teetering spotted sandpiper.
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