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Snowbird \Snow"bird\, n. (Zool.)
(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,
but variously marked with chestnut and brown. Called also
{snow bunting}, {snowflake}, {snowfleck}, and
{snowflight}.
(b) Any finch of the genus {Junco} which appears in flocks in
winter time, especially {Junco hyemalis} in the Eastern
United States; -- called also {blue snowbird}. See
{Junco}.
(c) The fieldfare. [Prov. Eng.]
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Snowflake \Snow"flake`\, n.
1. A flake, or small filmy mass, of snow.
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2. (Zool.) See {Snowbird}, 1.
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3. (Bot.) A name given to several bulbous plants of the genus
{Leucoium} ({Leucoium vernum}, {Leucoium aestivum}, etc.)
resembling the snowdrop, but having all the perianth
leaves of equal size.
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