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Definition of whydah in English English dictionary
- name for various African, black-and-white weaverbirds with distinctive drooping long tail-feathers on males in mating season, suitable as cage birds
- mostly black African weaverbird
- whydah bird
- The whidah bird
- whydah finch
- The whidah bird
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Etymology
[ 'hwi-d&, 'wi- ] (noun.) 1783. alteration of the first component of widow birdResimler
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