noun
Meaning 1
A Java sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
ricebird
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noun
Meaning 2
A bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
mannikins (Lonchura), a genus
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noun
Meaning 4
yellow-breasted bunting (Emberiza aureola)
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noun
Meaning 5
village weaver (Ploceus cucullatus), in English-speaking West African countries
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Africa, West
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noun
Meaning 6
small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Java sparrow, Java finch, Padda oryzivora
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: weaver, weaverbird, weaver finch
noun
Meaning 7
migratory American songbird
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bobolink, reedbird, Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: New World oriole, American oriole, oriole
History
Etymology
From rice + bird.