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reed⋅bird

  [reed-burd]
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–noun Southern U.S.
bobolink.
Origin:
1640–50; reed + bird
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bob·o·link   (bŏb'ə-lĭngk')   
n.  An American migratory songbird (Dolichonyx oryzivorus), the male of which has black, white, and yellowish plumage. Also called reedbird; also called regionally maybird, ricebird.

[Imitative of its song.]
reed·bird   (rēd'bûrd')   
n.  See bobolink.
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