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widow bird Definition


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whydah
whidah
widow bird
noun
    1. Any of various African weaverbirds, with mostly black plumage, and very long tail feathers.
Etymology: 18c: originally widow bird, but later named after Whydah (now Ouidah) a town in Benin.




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