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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
1913 webster
see also:
plectrophenax nivalis plectrophanes nivalis snow bunting snowflake snowfleck snowflight
junco junco hyemalis blue snowbird
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
snowflake \snow"flake`\, n.
1. a flake, or small filmy mass, of snow.
1913 webster
2. zool. see snowbird, 1.
1913 webster
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.
1913 webster
see also:
snowbird leucoium leucoium vernum leucoium aestivum
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
snowflake
n 1: a crystal of snow syn: flake
2: white arctic bunting syn: snow bunting, snowbird, plectrophenax
nivalis
see also:
flake snow bunting snowbird plectrophenax nivalis
- [4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
39 moby thesaurus words for "snowflake":
avalanche, blizzard, crystal, driven snow, flake, flurry,
granular snow, igloo, mantle of snow, mogul, slosh, slush, snow,
snow banner, snow bed, snow blanket, snow blast, snow fence,
snow flurry, snow roller, snow slush, snow squall, snow wreath,
snow-crystal, snowball, snowbank, snowbridge, snowcap, snowdrift,
snowfall, snowfield, snowland, snowman, snowscape, snowshed,
snowslide, snowslip, snowstorm, wet snow
- [5] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
snowflake, az town, fips 67800
location: 34.52198 n, 110.08420 w
population 1990: 3679 1158 housing units
area: 76.9 sq km land, 0.1 sq km water
zip codes: 85937
- [6] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
snowflake, az -- u.s. town in arizona
population 2000: 4460
housing units 2000: 1536
land area 2000: 30.807270 sq. miles 79.790459 sq. km
water area 2000: 0.052093 sq. miles 0.134919 sq. km
total area 2000: 30.859363 sq. miles 79.925378 sq. km
fips code: 67800
located within: arizona az, fips 04
location: 34.511187 n, 110.082974 w
zip codes 1990: 85937
note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
headwords:
snowflake, az
snowflake
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