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widow bird

American  

noun

  1. whydah.

widow bird British  

noun

  1. another name for whydah

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of widow bird

1765–75; translation of New Latin Vidua, name of the genus ( Latin: widow ). See whydah

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