whydah
whydah · whydahs
Any of various black and white African birds with distinctive drooping long…Any of various black and white African birds with distinctive drooping long tailfeathers on males in mating season, suitable as cage birds.
/ˈ(h)wɪdə/
Meaning
1 sensesAny of various black and white African birds with distinctive drooping long tailfeathers on males in mating season, suitable as cage birds.
More definitions
- mostly black African weaverbird
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Alteration of the first component of widow bird, after Whydah (now Ouidah) in Benin.Alteration of the first component of widow bird, after Whydah (now Ouidah) in Benin.
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plural: whydahsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- mostly black African weaverbird:whidahwidow bird