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surf·bird (sûrf

bûrd

)

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.

surfbird [ˈsɜːfˌbɜːd]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) an American shore bird, Aphriza virgata, having a spotted plumage, with a black and white tail: family Scolopacidae (sandpipers, etc.), order Charadriiformes

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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

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