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ricebird

[ rahys-burd ]

noun

  1. Southern U.S. the bobolink.
  3. any of several other birds that frequent rice fields.

ricebird

/ ˈraɪsˌbɜːd /

noun

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ricebird1

First recorded in 1695–1705; rice + bird

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Example Sentences

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

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

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