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Meaning
Noun
●
A
bird
, Junco hyemalis, the dark-eyed
junco
.
●
A
bird
seen
primarily
in the
winter
time.
●
In New World sparrows & Perching birds:
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.
●
In People:
A
cocaine
user.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
snowbird
English
bird
English
brid
Middle English (1100-1500)
bridd
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
burung
Malay (macrolanguage)
snow
English
snow
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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