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snowbird

UK/ˈsnəʊbɜːd/US/ˈsnoʊbɝːd/

snowbird noun: a bird, Junco hyemalis, the dark-eyed junco.

Noun

snowbird (plural snowbirds)

  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. (US, slang) One who enlists in fall to desert after winter.
  6. (slang) Someone who uses cocaine illicitly.

Forms of snowbird

pluralsnowbirds

Origin of snowbird

From snow + bird.

Words formed from snowbird

Questions about snowbird

What does snowbird mean?
Snowbird means a bird, Junco hyemalis, the dark-eyed junco.
What part of speech is snowbird?
Snowbird is a noun.
How do you pronounce snowbird?
Snowbird is pronounced /ˈsnəʊbɜːd/ (UK).
What is the plural of snowbird?
The plural of snowbird is snowbirds.

Words near snowbird in the dictionary

  1. snowbike
  2. snowbikes
  3. snowbiking
  4. snowbillies
  5. snowbilly
  6. snowbird
  7. snowbirding
  8. snowbirds
  9. snowblade
  10. snowbladed
  11. snowblader

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