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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Snowbird \Snow"bird\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
     (a) 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.
     (b) 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.
     (c) The fieldfare. [Prov. Eng.]
         [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

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) 2.0 :   [ 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]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  snow-bird
     n.
     Any of several small birds including the snow bunting and snowfinch

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  snowbird
     n.
     1 A bird, ''Junco hyemalis'', the dark-eyed junco.
     2 A bird seen primarily in the winter time.
     3 The snow bunting (''Plectrophenax nivalis'').
     4 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 slang) A cocaine user.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  snow-bird
     n.
     Any of several small birds including the snow bunting and snowfinch

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  snowbird
     n.
     1 A bird, ''Junco hyemalis'', the dark-eyed junco.
     2 A bird seen primarily in the winter time.
     3 The snow bunting (''Plectrophenax nivalis'').
     4 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 slang) A cocaine user.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  snow-bird
     n.
     Any of several small birds including the snow bunting and snowfinch

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  snowbird
     n.
     1 A bird, ''Junco hyemalis'', the dark-eyed junco.
     2 A bird seen primarily in the winter time.
     3 The snow bunting (''Plectrophenax nivalis'').
     4 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 slang) A cocaine user.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  snow-bird
     n.
     Any of several small birds including the snow bunting and snowfinch

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  snowbird
     n.
     1 A bird, ''Junco hyemalis'', the dark-eyed junco.
     2 A bird seen primarily in the winter time.
     3 The snow bunting (''Plectrophenax nivalis'').
     4 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 slang) A cocaine user.

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Snowbird /snˈəʊbɜːd/
  الفار من البرد بحثاً ن الدفء

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  snowbird /snˈəʊbɜːd/
  Kokainschnupfer , Kokainschnupferin 
   see: snowbirds
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  snowbird /snˈəʊbɜːd/
   [Am.]  [slang] Kokser , Kokserin  [slang]
     Synonyms: sniffer, cocaine-sniffer
  
   see: sniffers, snowbirds
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  snowbird //ˈsnoʊbɝːd// //ˈsnəʊbɜːd// 
  tummajunkko
  dark-eyed junco

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  snowbird //ˈsnoʊbɝːd// //ˈsnəʊbɜːd// 
  vinterjunko
  dark-eyed junco

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  snowbird //ˈsnoʊbɝːd// //ˈsnəʊbɜːd// 
  mörkögd junco
  dark-eyed junco

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  snowbird /snˈəʊbɜːd/
  1. ispinoz
  2. (argo) eroin veya kokain tiryakisi.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈsnoʊˌbɝd/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  32 Moby Thesaurus words for "snowbird":
     LSD user, acidhead, addict, alcoholic, chain smoker,
     cocaine sniffer, cokie, cubehead, dipsomaniac, dope fiend, doper,
     drug abuser, drug addict, drug user, drunkard, fiend, freak,
     glue sniffer, habitual, head, heavy smoker, hophead, hype, junkie,
     marijuana smoker, methhead, narcotics addict, pillhead, pothead,
     speed freak, tripper, user
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 雪鸟;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 雪鸟

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