snowbird
See also: snow-bird and snow bird
English
Etymology
snow + bird
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsnəʊbɜːd/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈsnoʊbɝːd/
Noun
snowbird (plural snowbirds)
- A bird, Junco hyemalis, the dark-eyed junco.
- A bird seen primarily in the winter time.
- 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.
- (slang) A cocaine user.
Derived terms
- blue snowbird
- Snowbird Mountains
See also
- junco
- Wikipedia article on snowbirds (people).