snowbird

See also: snow-bird and snow bird

English

Etymology

snow + bird

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsnəʊbɜːd/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈsnoʊbɝːd/
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Noun

snowbird (plural snowbirds)

  1. A bird, Junco hyemalis, the dark-eyed junco.
  2. A 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.
    Coordinate terms: sunbird, year-rounder
  5. (slang) A cocaine user.

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