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SNOWBIRD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small North American finch seen chiefly in winter
Synonyms:
junco; snowbird
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("snowbird" is a kind of...):
finch (any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "snowbird"):
dark-eyed junco; Junco hyemalis; slate-colored junco (common North American junco having grey plumage and eyes with dark brown irises)
Holonyms ("snowbird" is a member of...):
genus Junco (American finches)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Synonyms:
Plectrophenax nivalis; snow bunting; snowbird; snowflake
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("snowbird" is a kind of...):
bunting (any of numerous seed-eating songbirds of Europe or North America)
Holonyms ("snowbird" is a member of...):
genus Plectrophenax; Plectrophenax (snow bunting)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter
Synonyms:
fieldfare; snowbird; Turdus pilaris
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("snowbird" is a kind of...):
thrush (songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast)
Holonyms ("snowbird" is a member of...):
genus Turdus; Turdus (type genus of the Turdidae)