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snowbird |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Junco \Jun"co\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any bird of the genus {Junco}, which includes several species of North American finches; -- called also {snowbird}, or {blue snowbird}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Snowbird \Snow"bird\, n. (Zo["o]l.) a An arctic finch ({Plectrophenax, or 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}. b Any finch of the genus {Junco} which appears in flocks in winter time, especially {J. hyemalis} in the Eastern United States; -- called also {blue snowbird}. See {Junco}. c The fieldfare. [Prov. Eng.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: snowbird n 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}]
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