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ricebird

[ rahys-burd ]

noun

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


ricebird

/ ˈ°ù²¹Éª²õËŒ²úɜ˻å /

noun

  1. any of various birds frequenting rice fields, esp the Java sparrow
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ricebird1

First recorded in 1695–1705; rice + bird
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It goes North as the bobolink and goes South as the reedbird or ricebird.

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

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

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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′-tÄ­ng!â€

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