English > weaver: 2 senses > noun 2, animal| Meaning | finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests. |
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| Synonyms | weaverbird, weaver finch |
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| Member of | Ploceidae, family Ploceidae | weaverbirds |
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| Narrower | Java sparrow, Java finch, ricebird, Padda oryzivora | small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields |
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| avadavat, amadavat | Red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds |
| baya, Ploceus philippinus | Common Indian weaverbird |
| grassfinch, grass finch | usually brightly-colored Australian weaverbirds |
| whydah, whidah, widow bird | Mostly black African weaverbird |
| Broader | oscine, oscine bird | passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus |
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| Spanish | tejedor, weaverbird |
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| Catalan | teixidor, weaverbird |
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