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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.
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Origin of ricebird

First recorded in 1695–1705; rice + bird

Words nearby ricebird

Riccati equation, Ricci, Riccio, rice, rice bean, ricebird, rice blast, rice bowl, rice coal, rice grass, rice paper
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How to use ricebird in a sentence

  • It goes North as the bobolink and goes South as the reedbird or ricebird.

    Endurance Test|Alan Douglas

  • This was not the first time I had heard the redwing called the ricebird.

    A Florida Sketch-Book|Bradford Torrey

British Dictionary definitions for ricebird

ricebird
/ (ˈraɪsˌbɜːd) /
noun
any of various birds frequenting rice fields, esp the Java sparrow
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