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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- (Zoöl.) See
whidan bird .
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- noun Any of several species of birds in the family
Viduidae , incorporatingwhydahs and widow finches.
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- noun mostly black African weaverbird
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From its black plumage.]
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Named after their usually black plumage. Possibly also because they are brood parasites.
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