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Noun: bird of passage
  1. Any bird that migrates seasonally
    "Swallows are well-known birds of passage, travelling long distances between breeding and wintering grounds"
     
  2. Someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
    "The bird of passage had no fixed address and travelled from town to town";
    - wanderer, roamer, rover

Derived forms: birds of passage

Type of: bird, birdie [informal], traveler [US], traveller [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Bird of passage