bobolink

Questions about bobolink

What does bobolink mean?

bobolink means "migratory American songbird".

How many syllables are in bobolink?

bobolink has 3 syllables: bo-bo-link. The stress falls on "bo".

What is another word for bobolink?

Close synonyms include ricebird, reedbird, Dolichonyx oryzivorus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bobolink a common word?

bobolink is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.