snowbird

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: snow bird, snow-bird, snowboard, cowbird, shoebird, snowbirds, snowblind, stowbord

Antonyms: snow bird, snow-bird, snowboard, cowbird, shoebird, snowbirds, snowblind, stowbord

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q525818}} A bird, {{taxfmt|Junco hyemalis|species}}, the [[dark-eyed junco]].
2. A [[migratory bird]] seen primarily in the [[winter]] time.
3. The [[snow bunting]] ({{taxfmt|Plectrophenax nivalis|species}}).
4. {{senseid|en|Q17035944}} A person, usually one who is [[retired]], who travels from a cold climate to a [[warmer]] one in the [[winter]]; one who {{l|en|overwinter#Verb|overwinters}} elsewhere.
5. {{lb|en|US|_|military slang}} One who [[enlist]]s in [[fall]] to [[desert]] after [[winter]].
6. {{lb|en|slang}} Someone who uses [[cocaine]] illicitly<!--not medically-->.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To travel from a cold climate to a [[warmer]] one in the [[winter]]; to [[overwinter]] elsewhere.

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