6 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: snowflake n 1: a crystal of snow [syn: {flake}] 2: white arctic bunting [syn: {snow bunting}, {snowbird}, {Plectrophenax nivalis}] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 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 From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: 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 code(s): 85937 From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: 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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