BIRD OF PASSAGE
Dictionary entry overview: What does bird of passage mean?
• BIRD OF PASSAGE (noun)
The noun BIRD OF PASSAGE has 2 senses:
1. someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
2. any bird that migrates seasonally
Familiarity information: BIRD OF PASSAGE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BIRD OF PASSAGE (noun)
Meaning:
Someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
bird of passage; roamer; rover; wanderer
Hypernyms ("bird of passage" is a kind of...):
traveler; traveller (a person who changes location)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bird of passage"):
nomad (a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons)
drifter; floater; vagabond; vagrant (a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support)
Meaning:
Any bird that migrates seasonally
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("bird of passage" is a kind of...):
bird (warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings)
