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Definition of bird of passage noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bird of passage

noun
 
/ˌbɜːd əv ˈpæsɪdʒ/
 
/ˌbɜːrd əv ˈpæsɪdʒ/
(plural birds of passage)
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  1. a bird that travels regularly from one part of the world to another at different seasons of the yearTopics Birdsc2
  2. a person who passes through a place without staying there long
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