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Migratory American songbird
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ricebird
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. migratory American songbird [syn: bobolink , reedbird , Dolichonyx oryzivorus ] small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields [syn: Java sparrow , Java finch , Padda oryzivora ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Java \Ja"va\ (j[aum]"v[.a]), n. One of the islands of the Malay Archipelago belonging to the Netherlands. Java coffee, a kind of coffee brought from Java. (Computers) [all capitals] an object-oriented computer programming language, derived largely from ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Ricebird is a name for a number of different birds, especially those that feed on paddy fields or on various grains (not necessarily just rice ). Most commonly, it refers to the: Bobolink ( Dolichonyx oryzivorus ) Java sparrow ( Lonchura oryzivora ) Mannikins ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The Java sparrow. 2 The bobolink.
Usage examples of ricebird.
And then it invaded the ship itself, and, looking up, the Rigellian saw the five Eronian ricebirds he had brought with him lying dead on the floor of their cage, huddled masses of bedraggled feathers.
And the myriad sounds of them, sometimes like the chatter of ricebirds, or the song of nightingales.