About The Word Snowbird
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Snowbird
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What's The Definition Of Snowbird?
[n] small North American finch seen chiefly in winter
[n] white arctic bunting [n] medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter Synonyms | Synonyms for Snowbird: fieldfare | junco | Plectrophenax nivalis | snow bunting | snowflake | Turdus pilaris Related Terms | Find terms related to Snowbird: See Also | bunting | dark-eyed junco | finch | genus Junco | genus Plectrophenax | genus Turdus | Junco hyemalis | Plectrophenax | slate-colored junco | thrush | Turdus Snowbird In Webster's Dictionary \Snow"bird\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) An arctic finch ({Plectrophenax, or Plectrophanes,
nivalis}) common, in winter, both in Europe and the
United States, and often appearing in large flocks during
snowstorms. It is partially white, but variously marked
with chestnut and brown. Called also {snow bunting},
{snowflake}, {snowfleck}, and {snowflight}.
(b) Any finch of the genus {Junco} which appears in flocks in
winter time, especially {J. hyemalis} in the Eastern
United States; -- called also {blue snowbird}. See
{Junco}.
(c) The fieldfare. [Prov. Eng.]
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