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ricebird

ricebird noun: a Java sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora).

Noun

ricebird (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. (Africa, West) village weaver (Ploceus cucullatus), in English-speaking West African countries

Forms of ricebird

pluralricebirds

Origin of ricebird

From rice + bird.

Questions about ricebird

What does ricebird mean?
Ricebird means a Java sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora).
What part of speech is ricebird?
Ricebird is a noun.
What is the plural of ricebird?
The plural of ricebird is ricebirds.

Words near ricebird in the dictionary

  1. rice-spirits
  2. Ricean fading
  3. riceball
  4. riceballs
  5. riceberry
  6. ricebird
  7. ricebirds
  8. ricebowl
  9. riceburger
  10. riceburgers
  11. ricecel

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