ˈbäbəˌliŋk noun
( -s )
Etymology: from earlier Bob-o-Lincoln, boblincon, of imitative origin
1. : a common American songbird ( Dolichonyx oryzivorus ) of the family Icteridae with the breeding plumage of the male chiefly black and white and the plumage of the female and eclipse male streaky brown above and yellowish brown below that migrates over a wide range, breeds in No. America well north into Canada where it is noted for its rollicking musical song, passes southward in the fall in great flocks toward its winter range south of the Amazon river, and constitutes a serious pest in rice-growing areas through which it passes though formerly regarded as a table delicacy — called also reedbird, ricebird
2. : deer 4