bird-passage
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bird of passage
noun
1.
a bird that migrates seasonally.
2.
a transient or migratory person.
Origin:
1785–95
1785–95
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| bird of passage | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a bird that migrates seasonally |
| 2. | a transient person or one who roams about |
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