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reedbird
[ reed-burd ]
/ ˈridˌbɜrd /
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noun Southern U.S.
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Words nearby reedbird
ree, reebok, reecho, reechy, reed, reedbird, reedbuck, reed bunting, reed grass, reeding, reed instrument
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How to use reedbird in a sentence
In July, after nesting, the male molts into a plumage resembling that of the female, when both are known as Reedbird.
What Bird is That?|Frank M. ChapmanHe even loses his name, and is called Reedbird, after his hiding-place.
Citizen Bird|Mabel Osgood Wright and Elliott CouesIt goes North as the bobolink and goes South as the reedbird or ricebird.
Endurance Test|Alan Douglas
British Dictionary definitions for reedbird
reedbird
/ (ˈriːdˌbɜːd) /
noun
any of several birds that frequent reed beds, esp (in the US and Canada) the bobolink
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