surfbird
[ surf-burd ]
/ ˈsɜrfˌbɜrd /
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noun
a sandpiperlike shorebird, Aphriza virgata, of the Pacific coast, breeding in Alaska and wintering in South America.
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surfbird
/ (ˈsɜːfˌbɜːd) /
noun
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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