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snow bunting
noun
- a bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis, of the northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere having white plumage.
snow bunting
noun
- a bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis, of northern and arctic regions, having a white plumage with dark markings on the wings, back, and tail
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Word History and Origins
Origin of snow bunting1
First recorded in 1765–75
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Example Sentences
At midday, I saw the first flight of the snow bunting (Emberiza nivalis), on the Missouri.
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The sea-gulls circled about, and the snow-bunting whirled around the floes of ice on which the new-fallen snow lay and glittered.
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It was a snow-bunting, bringing them a greeting from the west coast, and their hearts grew warm within them at the welcome sound.
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The Snow Bunting (Plectrophanes nivalis), a white bird more or less varied with black.
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Captain Lyon found a child's grave partly uncovered, and a snow-bunting had built its nest upon the infant's bosom.
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