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snowbird

noun

No English definition recorded for this entry.

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈsnəʊbɜːd/ / /ˈsnoʊbɝːd/

noun

Etymology: From snow + bird.

  1. A bird, Junco hyemalis, the dark-eyed junco.
  2. A migratory bird seen primarily in the winter time.
  3. The snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis).
  4. A person, usually one who is retired, who travels from a cold climate to a warmer one in the winter; one who overwinters elsewhere.
  5. One who enlists in fall to desert after winter.
  6. Someone who uses cocaine illicitly.