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waxbill
(redirected from Estrildid finch)

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wax·bill  (wksbl)
n.
Any of various tropical Old World birds of the genus Estrilda and related genera, having a short, often brightly colored waxy beak.

waxbill [ˈwæksˌbɪl]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various chiefly African finchlike weaverbirds of the genus Estrilda and related genera, having a brightly coloured bill and plumage


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In the case of the estrildid finch populations, the barrier to population interaction was based on limited water supplies throughout the interior of the Australian continent.
 
 
 
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