Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of several birds, such as the junco and the snow bunting, common in snowy regions.
  • noun Slang One who moves from a cold to a warm place in the winter.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A bird associated in some way with snow. ,
  • noun The ivory gull, Larus eburneus, an arctic species that in winter is pure white.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Prov. Eng., Prov. Eng. An arctic finch (Plectrophenax nivalis syn. 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.
  • noun Prov. Eng., Prov. Eng. Any finch of the genus Junco which appears in flocks in winter time, especially Junco hyemalis in the Eastern United States; -- called also blue snowbird. See junco.
  • noun Prov. Eng. The fieldfare.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A bird, Junco hyemalis, the dark-eyed junco.
  • noun A bird seen primarily in the winter time.
  • noun The snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis).
  • noun A person, usually one who is retired, who travels from a cold climate to a warmer one in the winter.
  • noun slang A cocaine user.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun white Arctic bunting
  • noun medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter
  • noun small North American finch seen chiefly in winter

Etymologies

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snow +‎ bird

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Examples

  • Edith marshaled the information gleaned from her long-term snowbird status in Mexico.

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  • Edith marshaled the information gleaned from her long-term snowbird status in Mexico.

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  • Florida has long been known as the snowbird state; retirees flock there for the warm climate and lack of a state income tax, making it the fourth most populated state in the nation (more than one-third of its population is 65 or older).

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  • Despite the recession, she thought she would find a job in a region known as a snowbird and senior roost.

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  • Having spent 7 "snowbird" winters in Ajijic, we wish to experience the rainy season.

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  • Having spent 7 "snowbird" winters in Ajijic, we wish to experience the rainy season.

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  • So if you are still paying Canadian taxes and a resident, you can buy a "snowbird" travel policy.

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  • So if you are still paying Canadian taxes and a resident, you can buy a "snowbird" travel policy.

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  • That is also the "snowbird" timeframe when people who live in snowy climes come enmass for the great weather.

    weather and populatiion 2008

  • That is also the "snowbird" timeframe when people who live in snowy climes come enmass for the great weather.

    weather and populatiion 2008

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