surfbird

surf·bird  (sûrfbûrd)

n.

A shore bird (Aphriza virgata) of the Pacific coast of North and South America, having dark, heavily spotted plumage and a black tail with a broad white base.

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Noun

1.

surfbird - sandpiper-like shorebird of Pacific coasts of North America and South America Aphriza virgata limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird - any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries Aphriza, genus Aphriza - a genus of Scolopacidae