snowbird

snowbird is a 8-letter English word with 6 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: An arctic finch (Plectrophenax, / 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. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 16 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. An arctic finch (Plectrophenax, / 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.
2. noun. Any finch of the genus Junco which appears in flocks in winter time, especially J. hyemalis in the Eastern United States; -- called also blue snowbird. See Junco.
3. noun. The fieldfare.
4. noun. small North American finch seen chiefly in winter

   Synonyms: junco

5. noun. white Arctic bunting

   Synonyms: snowflake

6. noun. medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter

   Synonyms: fieldfare

Synonyms

junco, snowflake, fieldfare

Common word forms

snowbirds

Words from these letters

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