reedbird

[ reed-burd ]
/ ˈridˌbɜrd /

noun Southern U.S.

bobolink.

Origin of reedbird

First recorded in 1640–50; reed + bird

Words nearby reedbird

reed organ, reed pipe, reed stop, reed warbler, reed-sternberg cell, reedbird, reedbuck, reeding, reedley, reedling, reedman

Example sentences from the Web for reedbird

  • It goes North as the bobolink and goes South as the reedbird or ricebird.

    Endurance Test |Alan Douglas

  • He even loses his name, and is called Reedbird, after his hiding-place.

    Citizen Bird |Mabel Osgood Wright and Elliott Coues

  • In July, after nesting, the male molts into a plumage resembling that of the female, when both are known as Reedbird.

    What Bird is That? |Frank M. Chapman

British Dictionary definitions for reedbird

reedbird
/ (ˈriːdˌbɜːd) /

noun

any of several birds that frequent reed beds, esp (in the US and Canada) the bobolink