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surf fish
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Surf fish
(gcide) | Surf \Surf\, n. [Formerly spelled suffe, and probably the same
word as E. sough.]
The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, esp. upon a
sloping beach.
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Surf bird (Zool.), a ploverlike bird of the genus
Aphriza, allied to the turnstone.
Surf clam (Zool.), a large clam living on the open coast,
especially Mactra solidissima (syn. {Spisula
solidissima}). See Mactra.
Surf duck (Zool.), any one of several species of sea ducks
of the genus Oidemia, especially {Oidemia
percpicillata}; -- called also surf scoter. See the Note
under Scoter.
Surf fish (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
California embiotocoid fishes. See Embiotocoid.
Surf smelt. (Zool.) See Smelt.
Surf whiting. (Zool.) See under Whiting.
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surf fish
(gcide) | Embiotocoid \Em`bi*ot"o*coid\, a. [NL. Embiotoca, the name of
one genus + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.)
Belonging to, or resembling, the Embiotocid[ae]. -- n. One
of a family of fishes (Embiotocid[ae]) abundant on the
coast of California, remarkable for being viviparous; -- also
called surf fish and viviparous fish. See Illust. in
Appendix.
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surf fish
(wn) | surf fish
n 1: a fish of the Pacific coast of North America [syn:
yellowfin croaker, surffish, surf fish, {Umbrina
roncador}]
2: small to medium-sized shallow-water fishes of the Pacific
coast of North America [syn: surfperch, surffish, {surf
fish}] |
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surf fishing
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Surf fish
(gcide) | Surf \Surf\, n. [Formerly spelled suffe, and probably the same
word as E. sough.]
The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, esp. upon a
sloping beach.
[1913 Webster]
Surf bird (Zool.), a ploverlike bird of the genus
Aphriza, allied to the turnstone.
Surf clam (Zool.), a large clam living on the open coast,
especially Mactra solidissima (syn. {Spisula
solidissima}). See Mactra.
Surf duck (Zool.), any one of several species of sea ducks
of the genus Oidemia, especially {Oidemia
percpicillata}; -- called also surf scoter. See the Note
under Scoter.
Surf fish (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
California embiotocoid fishes. See Embiotocoid.
Surf smelt. (Zool.) See Smelt.
Surf whiting. (Zool.) See under Whiting.
[1913 Webster]Embiotocoid \Em`bi*ot"o*coid\, a. [NL. Embiotoca, the name of
one genus + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.)
Belonging to, or resembling, the Embiotocid[ae]. -- n. One
of a family of fishes (Embiotocid[ae]) abundant on the
coast of California, remarkable for being viviparous; -- also
called surf fish and viviparous fish. See Illust. in
Appendix.
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surf fishing
(wn) | surf fishing
n 1: casting (artificial) bait far out into the ocean (up to 200
yards) with the waves breaking around you [syn: {surf
casting}, surf fishing] |
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