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sociable grosbeak — sociable weaverbird or sociable grosbeak, = republican grosbeak. (Cf. ↑republican grosbeak) … Useful english dictionary
weaverbird — noun finch like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests • Syn: ↑weaver, ↑weaver finch • Hypernyms: ↑oscine, ↑oscine bird • Hyponyms: ↑baya, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
social weaverbird — noun : sociable weaverbird … Useful english dictionary
philetairus — ˌfiləˈtīrəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from phil + Greek hetairos companion : a monotypic genus of passerine birds consisting of the sociable weaverbird of southern Africa … Useful english dictionary
weaver — /wee veuhr/, n. 1. a person who weaves. 2. a person whose occupation is weaving. 3. a weaverbird. [1325 75; ME wevere. See WEAVE, ER1] * * * (as used in expressions) Weaver James Baird Weaver John Weaver Warren * * * ▪ bird also called… … Universalium
Weaver — /wee veuhr/, n. 1. James Baird, 1833 1912, U.S. politician: congressman 1879 81, 1885 89. 2. Robert Clifton, 1907 97, U.S. economist and government official: first Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1966 68. * * * (as used in… … Universalium
