snowbird en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈsnoʊbɝːd/ (US)
- /ˈsnəʊbɜːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From snow + bird.
Meanings
- A bird, Junco hyemalis, the dark-eyed junco.
- A migratory 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; one who overwinters elsewhere.
- (US, slang) One who enlists in fall to desert after winter.
- (slang) Someone who uses cocaine illicitly.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| snowbirds | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
year-rounder · resident · sunbird
Deriveds
Hypernyms
migrant · species · enlistee · animal · person · criminal · migrant · creature · migratory bird · druggie · bird · organism · animal · creature · person · animal · junco · bird · bird · migratory bird · person
Relateds
Translations (21)
no vinterjunko (dark-eyed junco) · nn vinterjunko (dark-eyed junco) · tr kara gözlü junko (dark-eyed junco) · de Winterammer (dark-eyed junco) · de Junko (dark-eyed junco) · es junco pizarroso (dark-eyed junco) · hu téli sármánypinty (dark-eyed junco) · pl osoba udająca się na zimę na południe (a person, usually one who is retired, who travels from a cold climate to a warmer one in the winter; one who overwinters elsewhere) · it junco occhiscuri (dark-eyed junco) · fr junco ardoisé (dark-eyed junco) · pl junko zwyczajny (dark-eyed junco) · ca jonc fosc (dark-eyed junco) · fi tummajunkko (dark-eyed junco) · da mørkøjet junco (dark-eyed junco) · es junco ojioscuro (dark-eyed junco) · cmn 候鳥 /候鸟 (a person, usually one who is retired, who travels from a cold climate to a warmer one in the winter; one who overwinters elsewhere) · cs strnadec zimní (dark-eyed junco) · nl grijze junco (dark-eyed junco) · fr hivernant (a person, usually one who is retired, who travels from a cold climate to a warmer one in the winter; one who overwinters elsewhere) · sv mörkögd junco (dark-eyed junco) · es veraneante (a person, usually one who is retired, who travels from a cold climate to a warmer one in the winter; one who overwinters elsewhere)