bobolink

bobolink Definition

☆ bobo·link (bäb′ə liŋk′)

noun

a migratory blackbird (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) of North American fields and meadows

Etymology: earlier boblincoln: echoic, after its call

bobolink Quotes

Some keep the Sabbath going to Churchö I keep it, staying at Homeö With a Bobolink for a Choristerö And an Orchard, for a Domeö

—Dickinson, Emily Elizabeth

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