snowbird
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snowbird
- /ˈsnəʊbɜːd/ UK
- /ˈsnoʊbɝːd/ US
Where it comes from
From snow + bird.
noun snowbirds
- A bird, Junco hyemalis, the dark-eyed junco.
- A migratory bird seen primarily in the winter time.
- The snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis).
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A person, usually one who is retired, who travels from a cold climate to a warmer one in the winter; one who overwinters elsewhere.
Similar: snowbirder
- One who enlists in fall to desert after winter.
- Someone who uses cocaine illicitly.
verb snowbirds · snowbirding · snowbirded
- To travel from a cold climate to a warmer one in the winter; to overwinter elsewhere.
Translations
Every language
noun dark-eyed junco
| Español | junco pizarroso, junco ojioscuro |
|---|---|
| Français | junco ardoisé |
| Deutsch | Winterammer, Junko |
| Italiano | junco occhiscuri |
noun a person, usually one who is retired, who travels from a cold climate to a warmer one in the winter; one who overwinters elsewhere
| Español | veraneante |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 候鳥 /候鸟 hòuniǎo |
| Français | hivernant |
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