ricebird

Other forms: ricebirds

Definitions of ricebird
  1. noun
    migratory American songbird
    synonyms: Dolichonyx oryzivorus, bobolink, reedbird
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    type of:
    American oriole, New World oriole, oriole
    American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow
  2. noun
    small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields
    synonyms: Java finch, Java sparrow, Padda oryzivora
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    type of:
    weaver, weaver finch, weaverbird
    finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests
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