reed bunting

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noun

an Old World bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus, inhabiting marshy areas.

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Origin of reed bunting

First recorded in 1775–85

Words nearby reed bunting

reecho, reechy, reed, reedbird, reedbuck, reed bunting, reed grass, reeding, reed instrument, Reedley, reedling

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British Dictionary definitions for reed bunting

reed bunting

noun

a common European bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus, that occurs near reed beds and has a brown streaked plumage with, in the male, a black head

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