ricebird

rice·bird

R0232200 (rīs′bûrd′)n.1. Chiefly Southern US See bobolink.2. Any of various birds that frequent rice fields.

ricebird

(ˈraɪsˌbɜːd) n (Animals) any of various birds frequenting rice fields, esp the Java sparrow

rice•bird

(ˈraɪsˌbɜrd)

n. 1. Southern U.S. the bobolink. 2. any of several other birds that frequent rice fields. [1695–1705]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ricebird - migratory American songbird bobolink, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, reedbirdAmerican oriole, New World oriole, oriole - American songbird; male is black and orange or yellowDolichonyx, genus Dolichonyx - bobolinks
	2.	ricebird - small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fieldsJava finch, Java sparrow, Padda oryzivoraweaver finch, weaverbird, weaver - finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nestsgenus Padda, Padda - a genus of Ploceidae