zebra finch

noun

1. a small Australian waxbill, Poephila guttata, that has black-and-white barred plumage and a chestnut ear patch: popular as a cage bird.

zebra finch

noun

1. any of various Australasian songbirds with zebra-like markings, such as the grassfinch Poephila castanotis

Word History and Origins

Origin of zebra finch¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

While true for many creatures, this is not really the case for monogamous zebra finches.

From Popular-Science

This was dramatically shown by a zebra finch with a strange anomaly – it was male on its right side and female on its left.

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