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ricebird n. 食米鸟 食米鸟 ricebird n 1: migratory American songbird [ synonym: { bobolink}, { ricebird}, { reedbird}, { Dolichonyx oryzivorus}] 2: small finch- like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields [ synonym: { Java sparrow}, { Java finch}, { ricebird}, { Padda oryzivora}] Java \ Ja" va\ ( j[ aum]" v[. a]), n. 1. One of the islands of the Malay Archipelago belonging to the Netherlands. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Java coffee, a kind of coffee brought from Java. [ 1913 Webster] 3. ( Computers) [ all capitals] an object- oriented computer programming language, derived largely from { C}, used widely for design and display of web pages on the world- wide web. It is an interpreted language, and has been suggested as a platform- independent code to allow execution of the same progam under multiple operating systems without recompiling. The language is still ( 1997) under active development, and is evolving. [ GG PJC] { Java cat} ( Zool.), the musang. { Java sparrow} ( Zool.), a species of finch ({ Padda oryzivora}), native of Java, but very commonly kept as a cage bird; -- called also { ricebird}, and { paddy bird}. In the male the upper parts are glaucous gray, the head and tail black, the under parts delicate rose, and the cheeks white. The bill is large and red. A white variety is also kept as a cage bird. [ 1913 Webster]
Ricebird \ Rice" bird`\, n. ( Zool.) ( a) The Java sparrow. ( b) The bobolink. [ 1913 Webster]
Bobolink \ Bob" o* link`\, n. ( Zool.) 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. -- W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster] Bobsled
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