WHYDAH

whydah, whidah, widow bird

(noun) mostly black African weaverbird

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

whydah (plural whydahs)

Any of various black and white African weaverbirds with distinctive drooping long tailfeathers on males in mating season, suitable as cage birds.

Source: Wiktionary



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