Meaning of SNOWBIRD
| Pronunciation: | | 'snow`burd
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- [n] small North American finch seen chiefly in winter
- [n] white arctic bunting
- [n] medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter
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| | Synonyms: | | fieldfare, junco, Plectrophenax nivalis, snow bunting, snowflake, Turdus pilaris |
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| | See Also: | | bunting, dark-eyed junco, finch, genus Junco, genus Plectrophenax, genus Turdus, Junco hyemalis, Plectrophenax, slate-colored junco, thrush, Turdus | |
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| | Definition: | |  Snowbird
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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