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Webster 1828 Edition


Snow-bird

SNOW-BIRD

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Noun.
A small bird whcih appears in the time of snow, of the genus Emberiza; called also snow-bunting. In the U. States, the snow-bird is the Fringilla nivalis.

Definition 2024


snow-bird

snow-bird

See also: snowbird and snow bird

English

Noun

snow-bird (plural snow-birds)

  1. Any of several small birds including the snow bunting and snowfinch