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Webster 1913 Edition
Java
Ja′va
(jä′vȧ)
, Noun.
1.
One of the islands of the Malay Archipelago belonging to the Netherlands.
2.
Java coffee, a kind of coffee brought from Java.
Java cat
(Zool.)
, the musang.
– Java sparrow
(Zool.)
, a species of finch (
Padda oryzivora
), native of Java, but very commonly kept as a cage bird; – called also ricebird
, and paddy bird
. In the male the upper parts are glaucous gray, the head and tail black, the under parts delicate rose, and the cheeks white. The bill is large and red. A white variety is also kept as a cage bird.