ricebird Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun migratory American songbird
    reedbird; Dolichonyx oryzivorus; bobolink.
  2. noun small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields
    Java finch; Java sparrow; Padda oryzivora.

WordNet


Rice"bird` noun
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) (a) The Java sparrow. (b) The bobolink.

Webster 1913