The happiest bird of our spring is the bobolink. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Reedbird — Reed bird (r?d b?rd ), n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The bobolink. (b) One of several small Asiatic singing birds of the genera {Sch[oe]nicola} and {Eurycercus}; called also {reed babbler} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reedbird — ☆ reedbird [rēd′bʉrd΄ ] n. dial. name for BOBOLINK … English World dictionary
reedbird — /reed berrd /, n. Southern U.S. bobolink. [1640 50; REED + BIRD] * * * … Universalium
reedbird — /ˈridbɜd/ (say reedberd) noun the American bobolink …
reedbird — noun 1. small European warbler that breeds among reeds and wedges and winters in Africa • Syn: ↑sedge warbler, ↑sedge bird, ↑sedge wren, ↑Acrocephalus schoenobaenus • Hypernyms: ↑Old World warbler, ↑true warbler … Useful english dictionary
USS Reedbird (AMc-30) — was a Reedbird class coastal minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.The first ship to be named Reedbird by the Navy was built in 1935 as the… … Wikipedia
USS Reedbird (AMS-51) — USS Reedbird (AMS 51/YMS 291) was a YMSsub|135 acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removal of mines that had been placed in coastal waters to prevent ships from passing.Operational historyThe second ship to be named Reedbird by… … Wikipedia
USS Reedbird — is a name used more than once by the U.S. Navy:* USS Reedbird (AMc 30), a coastal minesweeper placed in service 29 April 1941.* USS Reedbird (YMS 291), a minesweeper commissioned 9 August 1943. References … Wikipedia
reed babbler — Reedbird Reed bird (r?d b?rd ), n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The bobolink. (b) One of several small Asiatic singing birds of the genera {Sch[oe]nicola} and {Eurycercus}; called also {reed babbler} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
List of World War II topics (U) — # U 571 (film) # U A # U boat Front Clasp # U boat War Badge # U Boote westwärts # U Man # U.S. British Staff Conference (ABC 1) # U.S. 20th Air Base Group # U.S. 5th Interceptor Command # U.S. Army Forces Far East # U.S. Army Forces in the… … Wikipedia
