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ricebird

[ rahys-burd ]
/ ˈraɪsˌbɜrd /
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noun

Southern U.S. the bobolink.
Java sparrow.
any of several other birds that frequent rice fields.

Nearby words

rice weevil, rice, elmer, rice, jerry lee, rice-paper plant, 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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