surfbird
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surf·bird
(sûrf′bûrd′)n.
A shorebird (Aphriza virgata) of the Pacific coast of the Americas, having dark, heavily spotted plumage and a black tail with a broad white base.
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surfbird
(ˈsɜːfˌbɜːd)n
(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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| Noun | 1. |  surfbird - sandpiper-like shorebird of Pacific coasts of North America and South Americalimicoline 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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