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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Bobolink

· Bob·o·link · IPA
01 n. An American singing bird (Dolichonyx oryzivorus). The male is black and white; the female is brown; -- called also, ricebird, reedbird, and…
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    An American singing bird (Dolichonyx oryzivorus). The male is black and white; the female is brown; -- called also, ricebird, reedbird, and Boblincoln.(Zool.) Also: ricebird, reedbird, Boblincoln
    “The happiest bird of our spring is the bobolink.” W. Irving.