bobolink Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun migratory American songbird
    reedbird; Dolichonyx oryzivorus; ricebird.

WordNet

Bob"o*link` noun
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) An American singing bird (Dolichonyx oryzivorus). The male is black and white; the female is brown; -- called also, ricebird, reedbird, and Boblincoln.
    The happiest bird of our spring is the bobolink. W. Irving.

Webster 1913