- republican grosbeak
- republican grosbeak,a weaverbird of South Africa, many pairs of which build in common an enormous umbrellalike nest.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
republican grosbeak
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sociable grosbeak — sociable weaverbird or sociable grosbeak, = republican grosbeak. (Cf. ↑republican grosbeak) … Useful english dictionary
sociable weaverbird — noun : a southern African weaverbird (Philetairus socius) that breeds in colonies having a compound nest in one great unbrella shaped structure of grass placed in a tree * * * sociable weaverbird or sociable grosbeak, = republican grosbeak. (Cf.… … Useful english dictionary
weav|er|bird — «WEE vuhr BURD», noun. any one of a family of birds similar to finches, mostly of Asia, Africa, and Australia, that build elaborately woven nests. The whidah, house sparrow, and republican grosbeak are weaverbirds … Useful english dictionary
