The happiest bird of our spring is the bobolink. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Bobolink — 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}. [1913 Webster] The happiest bird of our spring is the bobolink … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dolichonyx oryzivorus — Bobolink 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}. [1913 Webster] The happiest bird of our spring is the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reedbird — Bobolink 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}. [1913 Webster] The happiest bird of our spring is the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ricebird — Bobolink 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}. [1913 Webster] The happiest bird of our spring is the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bobolink — ☆ bobolink [bäb′ə liŋk΄ ] n. [earlier boblincoln: echoic, after its call] a migratory blackbird (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) of North American fields and meadows … English World dictionary
