ricebird

American  

[rahys-burd] / ˈraɪsˌbɜrd /

noun

1. Southern U.S. the bobolink.

2. Java sparrow.

3. any of several other birds that frequent rice fields.

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ricebird British  

/ ˈraɪsˌbɜːd /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of ricebird

First recorded in 1695–1705; rice + bird

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Example Sentences

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ricebird

The male is black and white; the female is brown; Ð called also, ricebird, reedbird, and Boblincoln.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster

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

From A Florida Sketch-Book by Bradford Torrey

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

From Endurance Test or, How Clear Grit Won the Day by Alan Douglas

When the woman uncovered the basket, Tilin, the little brown ricebird, flew away, calling: “Good-bye, mother; good-bye, mother; you would not give me mo′-tĭng!”

From The Bontoc Igorot by Albert Ernest Jenks

He has once more changed his name, and is now the famous ricebird of the Carolinas.

From McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader by William Holmes McGuffey

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