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rice⋅bird

  [rahys-burd]
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–noun
1. Southern U.S. the bobolink.
2. Java sparrow.
3. any of several other birds that frequent rice fields.
Origin:
1695–1705; rice + 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.]
rice·bird   (rīs'bûrd')   
n.  

  1. Chiefly Southern U.S. See bobolink.

  2. Any of various birds that frequent rice fields.

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