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• Bird of passage — Bird Bird (b[ e]rd), n. [OE. brid, bred, bird, young bird, bird, AS. bridd young bird. [root]92.] 1. Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2). [1913 Webster] That ungentle… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bird of passage — plural birds of passage n 1.) technical a bird that flies from one area or country to another, according to the seasons 2.) literary someone who never stays in the same place for long …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• bird of passage — (plural ,birds of passage) noun count 1. ) OLD FASHIONED a bird that flies from one part of the world to another when the season changes 2. ) LITERARY someone who keeps moving from one place to another …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• bird of passage — n. 1. any migratory bird 2. anyone who travels or roams about constantly …   English World dictionary

• bird of passage — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms bird of passage : singular bird of passage plural birds of passage literary someone who keeps moving from one place to another …   English dictionary

• bird of passage — birds of passage N COUNT If you refer to someone as a bird of passage, you mean that they are staying in a place for a short time before going to another place. Most of these emigrants were birds of passage who returned to Spain after a… …   English dictionary