bird of passage
Betekenis (Engels)
- A migratory bird, especially a passage migrant (“a bird that stops somewhere for a short time during a seasonal migration”).
- Someone passing through a place and only staying for a short time; an itinerant.
Sinonieme
Vertalings
Gekoppel as
bird
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˌbɜːd əv ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/
Etimologie (Engels)
Probably a calque of Middle French oiseau de passage: oiseau (“bird”), passage (“part of a journey or route, passage”).
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