snowbird

1 medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter [syn: fieldfare, Turdus pilaris]

2 white arctic bunting [syn: snow bunting, snowflake, Plectrophenax nivalis]

3 small North American finch seen chiefly in winter [syn: junco]

English

Etymology

snow + bird

Pronunciation

• italbrac RP /ˈsnəʊbɜːd/
• italbrac US /ˈsnoʊbɝːd/

Noun

1. A bird seen primarily in the winter time.
2. A person, usually one who is retired, who travels from a cold climate to a warmer one in the winter.

Derived terms

• blue snowbird
• Snowbird Mountains

See also

• junco
• Wikipedia article on snowbirds (people).

Snowbird may refer to:

• Any of various finch-like birds found in cold regions, such as the Snow Finch, the Snow Bunting, and the Dark-eyed Junco
• Snowbird (people), a person from Canada or the cold-winter parts of the United States who spends a large portion of the winter in the Sunbelt
• Snowbird (comics), a Marvel Comics character
• Snowbird, Utah, home of the Snowbird ski resort and the surrounding community outside of Salt Lake City, Utah
• Snowbirds, Canada's aerobatic aircraft team
• Snowbird (song), written by Gene MacLellan, covered by many including Elvis Presley and Anne Murray
• Snowbird, an ice hockey player who waits on the opposite team's blue line for easy goals, also called a "cherry picker"
• Snowbird, a car that is parked on a snow mound or a car that has been snowed in.
• Snowbirds and Townies, a song by Further Seems Forever from the album The Moon Is Down

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