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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun 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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  • noun A small wader, Aphriza virgata, endemic to the northwestern parts of North America.

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  • noun sandpiper-like shorebird of Pacific coasts of North America and South America

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