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Webster 1913 Edition
Snowbird
Snow′bird
,Noun.
(Zool.)
(a)
An arctic finch (
Plectrophenax nivalis
syn. 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 Junco hyemalis
in the Eastern United States; – called also blue snowbird
. See Junco
. (c)
The fieldfare.
[Prov. Eng.]
Definition 2024
snowbird
snowbird
English
Noun
- A bird, Junco hyemalis, the dark-eyed junco.
- A bird seen primarily in the winter time.
- The snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis).
- A person, usually one who is retired, who travels from a cold climate to a warmer one in the winter.
- (slang) A cocaine user.
Derived terms
- blue snowbird
- Snowbird Mountains