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ricebird

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rice·bird  (rsbûrd)
n.
1. Chiefly Southern U.S. See bobolink.
2. Any of various birds that frequent rice fields.
ricebird [ˈraɪsˌbɜːd]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various birds frequenting rice fields, esp the Java sparrow
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Noun1.ricebird - migratory American songbirdricebird - migratory American songbird          
bobolink, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, reedbird
American oriole, New World oriole, oriole - American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow
Dolichonyx, genus Dolichonyx - bobolinks
2.ricebird - small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fieldsricebird - small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields
Java finch, Java sparrow, Padda oryzivora
weaver finch, weaverbird, weaver - finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests
genus Padda, Padda - a genus of Ploceidae
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