Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
arenaria-melanocephala is a noun meaning "common turnstone of the Pacific coast of North America". It carries one recorded sense.
common turnstone of the Pacific coast of North America
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for arenaria-melanocephala come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.