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snowflake

 

  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Snowbird  \Snow"bird\,  n.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  a  An  arctic  finch  ({Plectrophenax,  or  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  {J.  hyemalis}  in  the  Eastern 
  United  States;  --  called  also  {blue  snowbird}.  See 
  {Junco}. 
  c  The  fieldfare.  [Prov.  Eng.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Snowflake  \Snow"flake`\,  n. 
  1.  A  flake,  or  small  filmy  mass,  of  snow. 
 
  2.  (Zo["o]l.)  See  {Snowbird},  1. 
 
  3.  (Bot.)  A  name  given  to  several  bulbous  plants  of  the  genus 
  {Leucoium}  ({L.  vernum},  {[ae]stivum},  etc.)  resembling 
  the  snowdrop,  but  having  all  the  perianth  leaves  of  equal 
  size. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  snowflake 
  n  1:  a  crystal  of  snow  [syn:  {flake}] 
  2:  white  arctic  bunting  [syn:  {snow  bunting},  {snowbird},  {Plectrophenax 
  nivalis}] 
 
  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




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