ricebird

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noun

A Java sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora).

Similar
bobolinkreedbirdDolichonyx oryzivorusJava sparrowJava finchPadda oryzivora
OriginEnglish bird ← Middle English brid ← Old English bridd →
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Meanings

nounricebird (plural ricebirds)

plural ricebirds

  1. A Java sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora).
  2. A bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus).
  3. mannikins (Lonchura), a genus
  4. yellow-breasted bunting (Emberiza aureola)
  5. AfricaWestvillage weaver (Ploceus cucullatus), in English-speaking West African countries

Synonyms & antonyms

nounmigratory American songbird

Similar
bobolinkreedbirdDolichonyx oryzivorus
Broader
New World orioleAmerican orioleoriole

nounsmall finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields

Similar
Java sparrowJava finchPadda oryzivora
Broader
weaverweaverbirdweaver finch
Also see
bobolinkjava sparrowreedbird

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-Iranian*wriHǰʰíš
  2. Proto-Iranian*wriHǰíš
  3. Proto-Iranian*wrinǰiš
  4. Ancient Greekὄρῡζα (órūza)
  5. Late Latinoryza
  6. Old Italianriso
  7. Old Frenchris
  8. Middle Englishrys
  9. Englishrice
  10. Old Englishbridd
  11. Middle Englishbrid
  12. Englishbird
  13. Englishricebird

From rice + bird.

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APA

ricebird. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ricebird

MLA

“ricebird.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ricebird. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ricebird,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ricebird.

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