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
whydah (bird) — or whydah [hwid′ə, wid′ə] n. 〚altered < widow bird, by assoc. with Ouidah (sometimes sp. Whidah), seaport in Dahomey〛 any of several chiefly brown and black, African passerine birds (family Ploceidae): the male has long, drooping tail feathers… … Universalium
whydah (bird) — or whydah [hwid′ə, wid′ə] n. [altered < widow bird, by assoc. with Ouidah (sometimes sp. Whidah), seaport in Dahomey] any of several chiefly brown and black, African passerine birds (family Ploceidae): the male has long, drooping tail feathers … English World dictionary
whydah (bird) — or whydah [hwid′ə, wid′ə] n. [altered < widow bird, by assoc. with Ouidah (sometimes sp. Whidah), seaport in Dahomey] any of several chiefly brown and black, African passerine birds (family Ploceidae): the male has long, drooping tail feathers … English World dictionary
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
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
whydah — /hwid euh, wid euh/, n. 1. any of several small African finches of the subfamily Viduinae, the males of which have elongated, drooping tail feathers during the breeding season. 2. any of several African weaverbirds of the genus Euplectes, the… … Universalium
whydah — [ wɪdə] (also whyda) noun 1》 an African weaver bird, the male of which has a black back and a very long black tail used in display flight. [Genus Vidua: several species.] 2》 another term for widowbird. Origin C18 (orig. widow bird): alt. by assoc … English new terms dictionary
whydah — n. (also whidah) any small African weaver bird of the genus Vidua, the male having mainly black plumage and tail feathers of great length. Etymology: orig. widow bird, altered f. assoc. with Whidah (now Ouidah) in Benin … Useful english dictionary
whydah — noun Etymology: alteration of widow (bird) Date: 1783 any of various mostly brownish African passerine birds (genera Euplectes and Vidua) often kept as cage birds and distinguished in the male by black and white plumage and by long tail feathers… … New Collegiate Dictionary
