ricebird

[ rahys-burd ]
/ ˈraɪsˌbɜrd /

noun

Southern U.S. the bobolink.
Java sparrow.
any of several other birds that frequent rice fields.

Origin of ricebird

First recorded in 1695–1705; rice + bird

Words nearby ricebird

rice grass, rice paper, rice rat, rice weevil, rice-paper tree, ricebird, ricer, ricercar, ricercare, ricey, rich

Example sentences from the Web for ricebird

  • This was not the first time I had heard the redwing called the ricebird.

    A Florida Sketch-Book |Bradford Torrey

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

    Endurance Test |Alan Douglas

British Dictionary definitions for ricebird

ricebird
/ (ˈraɪsˌbɜːd) /

noun

any of various birds frequenting rice fields, esp the Java sparrow