whidah finch
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whidah finch — Whidah bird Whid ah bird , (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of finchlike birds belonging to the genus {Vidua}, native of Asia and Africa. In the breeding season the male has very long, drooping tail feathers. Called also {vida finch},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Whidah bird — Whid ah bird , (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of finchlike birds belonging to the genus {Vidua}, native of Asia and Africa. In the breeding season the male has very long, drooping tail feathers. Called also {vida finch}, {whidah finch},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whidah bird — or whidah finch, = whidah. (Cf. ↑whidah) … Useful english dictionary
vida finch — Whidah bird Whid ah bird , (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of finchlike birds belonging to the genus {Vidua}, native of Asia and Africa. In the breeding season the male has very long, drooping tail feathers. Called also {vida finch},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whydah finch — Whidah bird Whid ah bird , (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of finchlike birds belonging to the genus {Vidua}, native of Asia and Africa. In the breeding season the male has very long, drooping tail feathers. Called also {vida finch},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
widow finch — Whidah bird Whid ah bird , (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of finchlike birds belonging to the genus {Vidua}, native of Asia and Africa. In the breeding season the male has very long, drooping tail feathers. Called also {vida finch},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
weaver finch — noun finch like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests • Syn: ↑weaver, ↑weaverbird • Hypernyms: ↑oscine, ↑oscine bird • Hyponyms: ↑baya, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Vida finch — Vid a finch (Zo[ o]l.) The whidah bird. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Whydah finch — Whydah bird Whyd ah bird , or Whydah finch Whyd ah finch (Zo[ o]l.) The whidah bird. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vidua paradisea — Whidah bird Whid ah bird , (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of finchlike birds belonging to the genus {Vidua}, native of Asia and Africa. In the breeding season the male has very long, drooping tail feathers. Called also {vida finch},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
