Definition of Padda oryzivora

1. Noun. Small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields.

Exact synonyms: Java Finch, Java Sparrow, Ricebird
Generic synonyms: Weaver, Weaver Finch, Weaverbird
Group relationships: Genus Padda, Padda

Lexicographical Neighbors of Padda Oryzivora

Pacini
Pacinian corpuscle
Packer
Packer whacker
Packer whackers
Packera
Packera aurea
Packers
Paco
Pactolian
Pactolus
Padania
Padanian
Padanians
Padda
Padda oryzivora (current term)
Paddies
Paddy
Paddy's Day
Paderewski
Padishah
Padishahs
Padma
Padova
Padre
Padua
Paducah
Paducahs
Padykula-Herman stain
PaeR7I invertase

Literary usage of Padda oryzivora

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

1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General (1890)
"... an open aviary in his garden at Blackheath, and among these are the Java rice bird (Padda oryzivora), ..."

2. The Ibis by British Ornithologists' Union (1892)
"Swinhoe's White-eye is also common at Swatow. 107. Padda oryzivora (Linn.). [496.] Seen at Swatow on 19th September, and shot there in December and January. ..."

3. The Birds of North and Middle America: A Descriptive Catalogue of the Higher by Robert Ridgway (1907)
"and the so-called Java Sparrow (Padda oryzivora) are conspicuously finch- like in appearance. Others, again, especially among the African ..."

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