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ricebird

noun

1. migratory American songbird

• Syn: ↑bobolink, ↑reedbird, ↑Dolichonyx oryzivorus

• Hypernyms: ↑New World oriole, ↑American oriole, ↑oriole

• Member Holonyms: ↑Dolichonyx, ↑genus Dolichonyx

2. small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields

• Syn: ↑Java sparrow, ↑Java finch, ↑Padda oryzivora

• Hypernyms: ↑weaver, ↑weaverbird, ↑weaver finch

• Member Holonyms: ↑Padda, ↑genus Padda

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun

1. : any of several small birds common in rice fields: as

a. : java sparrow

b. : bobolink

c. : yellow-breasted bunting

d. : florida gallinule

2. usually capitalized : south carolinian — used as a nickname

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/ruys"berrd'/, n.

1. Southern U.S. the bobolink.

2. See Java sparrow.

3. any of several other birds that frequent rice fields.

[1695-1705; RICE + BIRD]

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riceˈbird noun

1. The bobolink (as a feeder on true rice or so-called wild rice)

2. The paddy bird or Java sparrow

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Main Entry: ↑rice

Useful english dictionary. 2012.