Meaning of BOBOLINK
| Pronunciation: | | 'bâbu`lingk
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| | Definition: | | [n] migratory American songbird |
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| | Synonyms: | | Dolichonyx oryzivorus, reedbird, ricebird |
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| | See Also: | | American oriole, Dolichonyx, genus Dolichonyx, New World oriole, oriole | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Bob"o*link`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
An American singing bird ({Dolichonyx oryzivorus}). The male
is black and white; the female is brown; -- called also,
{ricebird}, {reedbird}, and {Boblincoln}.
The happiest bird of our spring is the bobolink. --W.
Irving.
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