an American songbird, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, the male of which has a white back and black underparts in the breeding season: family Icteridae (American orioles)
Also called (US): reedbird, ricebird
Word origin
C18: of imitative origin
bobolink in American English
(ˈbɑbəˌlɪŋk)
US
noun
a migratory blackbird (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) of North American fields and meadows