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单词 reedbird
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reedbird

[ reed-burd ]
/ ˈridˌbɜrd /

noun Southern U.S.

bobolink.

Origin of reedbird

First recorded in 1640–50; reed + bird

Words nearby reedbird

ree, reebok, reecho, reechy, reed, reedbird, reedbuck, reed bunting, reed grass, reeding, reed instrument
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Example sentences from the Web for reedbird

  • It goes North as the bobolink and goes South as the reedbird or ricebird.

    Endurance Test|Alan Douglas
  • He even loses his name, and is called Reedbird, after his hiding-place.

    Citizen Bird|Mabel Osgood Wright and Elliott Coues
  • In July, after nesting, the male molts into a plumage resembling that of the female, when both are known as Reedbird.

    What Bird is That?|Frank M. Chapman

British Dictionary definitions for reedbird

reedbird
/ (ˈriːdˌbɜːd) /

noun

any of several birds that frequent reed beds, esp (in the US and Canada) the bobolink
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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