Padda oryzivora
- noun
- Specialized
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Padda oryzivora
- Rice farmers are concerned about flocks of Padda oryzivora feeding in the fields during harvest season.
Examples
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The Padda oryzivora has become popular as a cage bird in many parts of the world.
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The Padda oryzivora is often seen in rice paddies.
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Many aviculturists keep the Padda oryzivora because of its distinctive plumage and cheerful song.
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Many birdwatchers travel to Indonesia to see the Padda oryzivora.
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Rice farmers are concerned about flocks of Padda oryzivora feeding in the fields during harvest season.
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Many aviculturists keep the Padda oryzivora because of its distinctive plumage and cheerful song.
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Many birdwatchers travel to Indonesia to see the Padda oryzivora.
Synonyms
A small bird like a finch with a thick pink beak and black head that lives in rice fields
A small bird from Indonesia that lives in rice fields and is often kept as a pet
Surface Forms
Morphology
Padda + oryzivora
This is a Latin taxonomic binomial rather than a normal English phrase; its parts are genus and a Latin-derived species epithet (the second element is not a common English word and is marked as not found). Even if a learner knew the rare term 'Padda', a B1 learner would not be able to derive the meaning 'Java sparrow / a small rice-field weaverbird' from these constituents, so the phrase is not compositionally transparent to learners.
Etymology
The bird name Padda oryzivora comes from two parts that tell a simple story: Padda may come from a local Indonesian name for the bird, and oryzivora is Latin for 'rice-eating'. Because these birds often feed in rice fields, the name points to their habit and helps explain the common name 'Java sparrow'.
