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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A weaver-bird of the genus Euplectes: as, the flame-colored fire-finch (E. ignicolor).
- noun A name applied to various weaver birds (Ploceidæ) of the genus Pyromelana, on account of the brilliant red shown by the males in breeding plumage.
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