whydah

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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

Related Terms

whydah bird

The whidah bird

whydah finch

The whidah bird

Hyphenation

whyd·ah

Etymology

[ 'hwi-d&, 'wi- ] (noun.) 1783. alteration of the first component of widow bird