snow-bird

snow-bird
Any of several small birds including the snow bunting and snowfinch

Wikipedia foundation.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • snow|bird — «SNOH BURD», noun. 1. = slate colored junco. (Cf. ↑slate colored junco) 2. = snow bunting. (Cf. ↑snow bunting) 3. U.S. Slang. a person addicted to the use of heroin or cocaine. 4. someone who travels to a warmer place to escape cold winter… …   Useful english dictionary

  • snow-bird — n. Upper middle class retirees from the American Northeast and Canada who migrate to their retirement homes in Florida for the months of October through March. The snow birds usually do not permanently move to Florida, but just use their homes… …   Dictionary of american slang

  • snow-bird — n. Upper middle class retirees from the American Northeast and Canada who migrate to their retirement homes in Florida for the months of October through March. The snow birds usually do not permanently move to Florida, but just use their homes… …   Dictionary of american slang

  • snow·bird — /ˈsnoʊˌbɚd/ noun, pl birds [count] US : someone who spends the winter months in a warm place Like many of the state s snowbirds, they live in Florida from November through March …   Useful english dictionary

  • snow-bird — …   Useful english dictionary

  • snow bunting — Snowbird Snow bird, n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) An arctic finch ({Plectrophenax nivalis} syn. {Plectrophanes nivalis}) common, in winter, both in Europe and the United States, and often appearing in large flocks during snowstorms. It is partially white,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Snow & voices — is a Los Angeles based dream pop band that was formed out of solo sessions for singer/songwriters Lauri Kranz and Jebin Bruni. The group s first album, the eponymous Snow Voices , was released in 2005 on Bird Song Recordings. Snow Voices… …   Wikipedia

  • snow-boot — [ snobut ] n. m. • 1888; de l angl. boot « bottine » et snow « neige » ♦ Vieilli Bottillon, bottine de caoutchouc qui se porte par dessus la chaussure. ⇒ caoutchouc, région. 1. claque (II, 2o). « mes snow boots que j avais pris par précaution… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Snow Business — is a 1951 produced, 1953 released Looney Tunes cartoon starring Sylvester and Tweety.ynopsisHeavy snows trap Sylvester the Cat and Tweety (friends at the cartoon s beginning) alone in Granny s mountain cabin. The standard expository Mel Blanc… …   Wikipedia

  • Snow Pigeon — Conservation status Least Concern ( …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”