avadavat
avadavat · avadavats
Any of various estrildid finches of the genus Amandava, especially the red avadavat,…Any of various estrildid finches of the genus Amandava, especially the red avadavat, Amandava amandava, of India and Southeast Asia, commonly kept and bred as a cagebird; also known as Java sparrow.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of various estrildid finches of the genus Amandava, especially the red avadavat, Amandava amandava, of India and Southeast Asia, commonly kept and bred as a cagebird; also known as Java sparrow.
More definitions
- red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds
Origin
Variant of earlier amadavat, from Ahmedabad, city in Gujarat, India, from which the bird wVariant of earlier amadavat, from Ahmedabad, city in Gujarat, India, from which the bird was imported to Europe.
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