bobolink

[ bob-uh-lingk ]

noun
  1. a common North American songbird, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, that winters in South America.

Origin of bobolink

1
1765–75, Americanism; short for Bob o' Lincoln, the bird's call as heard by speakers of English

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bobolink

/ (ˈbɒbəˌlɪŋk) /


noun
  1. an American songbird, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, the male of which has a white back and black underparts in the breeding season: family Icteridae (American orioles): Also called (US): reedbird, ricebird

Origin of bobolink

1
C18: of imitative origin

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