资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Sea clam \Sea" clam`\ (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of the large bivalve mollusks found on the open
seacoast, especially those of the family {Mactrid[ae]}, as
the common American species. ({Mactra, or Spisula,
solidissima}); -- called also {beach clam}, and {surf clam}.
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.
{Surf bird} (Zo["o]l.), a ploverlike bird of the genus
{Aphriza}, allied to the turnstone.
{Surf clam} (Zo["o]l.), a large clam living on the open
coast, especially {Mactra, or Spisula, solidissima}. See
{Mactra}.
{Surf duck} (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of sea
ducks of the genus {Oidemia}, especially {O.
percpicillata}; -- called also {surf scoter}. See the Note
under {Scoter}.
{Surf fish} (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
California embiotocoid fishes. See {Embiotocoid}.
{Surf smelt}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Smelt}.
{Surf whiting}. (Zo["o]l.) See under {Whiting}.