- ricebird
- noun Date: 1731 any of several small birds common in rice fields; especially bobolink
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Ricebird — Rice bird , n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The Java sparrow. (b) The bobolink. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ricebird — is a term that is used for a number of different birds, especially those which feed on paddy fields or on various grains (not necessarily just rice). Most commonly, it refers to the:* Bobolink * Java Sparrow * Mannikins * Village Weaver, in… … Wikipedia
ricebird — [rīs′bʉrd΄] n. 1. JAVA SPARROW ☆ 2. Chiefly South BOBOLINK … English World dictionary
ricebird — Java Ja va (j[aum] v[.a]), n. 1. One of the islands of the Malay Archipelago belonging to the Netherlands. [1913 Webster] 2. Java coffee, a kind of coffee brought from Java. [1913 Webster] 3. (Computers) [all capitals] an object oriented computer … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ricebird — Bobolink Bob o*link , n. (Zo[ o]l.) An American singing bird ({Dolichonyx oryzivorus}). The male is black and white; the female is brown; called also, {ricebird}, {reedbird}, and {Boblincoln}. [1913 Webster] The happiest bird of our spring is the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ricebird — /ruys berrd /, n. 1. Southern U.S. the bobolink. 2. See Java sparrow. 3. any of several other birds that frequent rice fields. [1695 1705; RICE + BIRD] * * * any of several birds that frequent rice fields or paddies. See Java sparrow;… … Universalium
ricebird — rice•bird [[t]ˈraɪsˌbɜrd[/t]] n. 1) orn dial. Southern U.S. the bobolink 2) orn any of several other birds that frequent rice fields • Etymology: 1695–1705 … From formal English to slang
ricebird — Manu ai laiki … English-Hawaiian dictionary
ricebird — noun 1. migratory American songbird • Syn: ↑bobolink, ↑reedbird, ↑Dolichonyx oryzivorus • Hypernyms: ↑New World oriole, ↑American oriole, ↑oriole • Member Holonym … Useful english dictionary
Ant rice — Rice Rice, n. [F. riz (cf. Pr. ris, It. riso), L. oryza, Gr. ???, ???, probably from the Persian; cf. OPers. br[=i]zi, akin to Skr. vr[=i]hi; or perh. akin to E. rye. Cf. {Rye}.] (Bot.) A well known cereal grass ({Oryza sativa}) and its seed.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
