Phrase guide

snow bunting

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A bird of species Plectrophenax nivalis, having white plumage, widely distributed in northern latitudes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: snowflick

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

white Arctic bunting

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: snowbird, snowflake, Plectrophenax nivalis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bunting

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

57 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Ahtna: hwggaek — bird
  • Bashkir: аҡбаш турғай (aqbaş turğay) — bird
  • Belarusian: сняжурка (snjažurka) — bird
  • Bulgarian: снежна овесарка (snežna ovesarka) — bird
  • Catalan: sit blanc — bird
  • Chinese Mandarin: 雪鵐 /雪鹀 (xuěwú) — bird
  • East Circassian: кӏырыкъпӏащэ (kʼərəqpʼaśɛ) — bird
  • Cornish: bras an ergh — bird
  • Cornish: erghen — bird
  • Czech: sněhule — bird
  • Danish: snespurv — bird
  • Dutch: sneeuwgors — bird
  • Esperanto: neĝemberizo — bird
  • Estonian: hangelind — bird
  • Faroese: snjófuglur — bird
  • Finnish: pulmunen — bird
  • French: plectrophane des neiges — bird
  • French: bruant des neiges — bird
  • German: Schneeammer — bird
  • Greek: χιονοτσίχλονο (chionotsíchlono) — bird
  • Hawaiian: ʻamaulikāka — bird
  • Hungarian: hósármány — bird
  • Icelandic: snjótittlingur — bird
  • Irish: gealóg shneachta — bird
  • Italian: zigolo delle nevi — bird
  • Japanese: 雪頬白 (yuki hōjiro) — bird
  • Kazakh: ақторғай (aqtorğai) — bird
  • Latvian: sniedze — bird
  • Lithuanian: sniegstartė — bird
  • Lower Tanana: xwgwx — bird
  • Maltese: durrajsa tal-maltemp — bird
  • Maltese: durrajsa bajda — bird
  • Western Mari: поран кек (poran kek) — bird
  • Mongolian: туйлын цасчхөмрөг (tujlyn casčxömrög) — bird
  • Norman: blianche alouette — bird
  • Norwegian: snøspurv — bird
  • Polish: śnieguła zwyczajna — bird
  • Polish: śnieguła — bird
  • Polish: śnieżka — bird
  • Portuguese: escrevedeira-das-neves — bird
  • Portuguese: escrevedeiras-das-neves — bird
  • Romanian: presură-de-iarnă — bird
  • Romanian: pasărea omătului — bird
  • Russian: пуночка (punočka) — bird
  • Skolt-Sami: pittsaž — bird
  • Scottish Gaelic: eun-an-t-sneachda — bird
  • Scottish Gaelic: bigein-sneachda — bird
  • Slovak: snehuľka — bird
  • Spanish: escribano nival — bird
  • Swedish: snösparv — bird
  • Tanacross: hwgeek — bird
  • Turkish: kar kuşu — bird
  • Turkish: kar kiraz kuşu — bird
  • Turkish: kar çintesi — bird
  • Ottoman Turkish: قار قوشی (kar kuşu) — bird
  • Ukrainian: пуночка (punočka) — bird
  • Yakut: туллук (tulluk) — bird