ricebird

[ rahys-burd ]

/ ˈraɪsˌbɜrd /

noun

Southern U.S. the bobolink.

Java sparrow.

any of several other birds that frequent rice fields.

Nearby words

rice grass, rice paper, rice rat, rice weevil, rice-paper tree, ricebird, ricer, ricercar, ricercare, ricey, rich

Origin of ricebird

First recorded in 1695–1705; rice + bird

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Examples from the Web for ricebird

This was not the first time I had heard the redwing called the ricebird.
A Florida Sketch-Book|Bradford Torrey
It goes North as the bobolink and goes South as the reedbird or ricebird.
Endurance Test|Alan Douglas

British Dictionary definitions for ricebird

ricebird

/ (ˈraɪsˌbɜːd) /

noun

any of various birds frequenting rice fields, esp the Java sparrow

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