Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ricebird
2 senses of ricebird
Sense 1
bobolink, ricebird, reedbird, Dolichonyx oryzivorus -- (migratory American songbird)
=> New World oriole, American oriole, oriole -- (American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow)
Sense 2
Java sparrow, Java finch, ricebird, Padda oryzivora -- (small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields)
=> weaver, weaverbird, weaver finch -- (finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests)