Java sparrow Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields
Java finch; ricebird; Padda oryzivora.
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(Zoöl.) , a species of finch (Padda oryzivora ), native of Java, but very commonly kept as a cage bird; called alsoricebird , andpaddy 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.
