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n.
Any of several birds, such as the junco and the snow bunting, common in snowy regions.
Slang One who moves from a cold to a warm place in the winter.
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snowbird noun 1. medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter [syn: fieldfare ] 2. white Arctic bunting [syn: snow bunting ] 3. small North American finch seen chiefly in winter [syn: junco ]
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Jun"co\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any bird of the genus
Junco , which includes several species of North American finches; -- called also
snowbird , or
blue snowbird .
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