English > weaverbird: 1 sense > noun 1, animalMeaning | finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests. |
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Synonyms | weaver, 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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