- 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. 2000.
Whydah finch
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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 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 — 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
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
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
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
Sahel Paradise Whydah — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification … Wikipedia
Northern Paradise-Whydah — Taxobox name = Northern Paradise Whydah status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Viduidae genus = Vidua species = V. orientalis binomial = Vidua orientalis binomial… … Wikipedia
Pin-tailed Whydah — Taxobox name = Pin tailed Whydah status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Viduidae genus = Vidua species = V. macroura binomial = Vidua macroura binomial authority =… … Wikipedia
