Definition of Dolichonyx

1. Noun. Bobolinks.

Exact synonyms: Genus Dolichonyx
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Icteridae, Icteridae
Member holonyms: Bobolink, Dolichonyx Oryzivorus, Reedbird, Ricebird

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dolichonyx

Dogme
Dogon
Dogri
Dogrib
Doha
Dohle bodies
Dohle inclusions
Doidge
Dolan
Dolby
Dolbyization
Dolbyize
Dolbyized
Dolbyizing
Dolgan
Dolichonyx
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Dolichos
Dolichos biflorus
Dolichos lablab
Dolichos lignosus
Dolichotis
Dolichotis patagonum
Doliolidae
Doll
Dollar Diplomacy
Dolly
Dolly Parton
Dolly Varden cake

Literary usage of Dolichonyx

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Birds of Ohio: A Complete Scientific and Popular Description of the 320 by William Leon Dawson, Lynds Jones (1903)
"dolichonyx oryzivorus (Linn.). Synonyms.—SKUNK BLACKBIRD; REED-BIRD; RICE-BIRD; MEADOW-WINK. Description.—Adult male, breeding plumage: Head and below, ..."

2. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1886)
"dolichonyx SWAINSON, Zool. Journ. Ill, p. 351 (1827). dolichonyx oryzivorus (Li\x.). Emberiza oryzivora LINN. Syst. Nat. I, p. 311 (1766). ..."

3. The English Cyclopaedia by Charles Knight (1867)
"Culmen rather broad, and flattened at the base. Legs long, slender, formed for walking. dolichonyx, Sw.—Bill very short, finch-like, conic, entire, ..."

4. The Cambridge Natural History by Sidney Frederic Harmer, Arthur Everett Shipley (1899)
"These lively, active, and fairly tame birds differ considerably in habits, dolichonyx sitting continually on fences, clinging to plant-stems, or hovering in ..."

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