snowbird

Meaning

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 overwinters elsewhere.
5. (US, slang) One who enlists in fall to desert after winter.
6. (slang) Someone who uses cocaine illicitly.

Synonyms

fieldfare

snow bunting

junco

snowflake

❄️

Turdus pilaris

Plectrophenax nivalis

redwing

innocent

😇

Translations

ispinoz

griva cerdana

Kokainschnupfer

bruant des neiges

flocon de neige

grive litorne

hivernant

junco

plectrophenax nivalis

turdus pilaris

zigolo delle nevi

الفار من البرد بحثاً ن الدفء

Turdus pilaris

Plectrophenax nivalis

Plectrophenax nivalis

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsnəʊbɜːd/

Etymology

From snow + bird.