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单词 ricebird
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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

Riccati equation, Ricci, Riccio, rice, rice bean, ricebird, rice blast, rice bowl, rice coal, rice grass, rice paper
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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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