weaverbird (redirected from Weaverbirds)

weav·er·bird  (wvr-bûrd)

n.

Any of various chiefly tropical Old World birds of the family Ploceidae, similar to the finches and characterized by the ability to build complex communal nests of intricately woven vegetation. Also called weaver finch.

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weaverbird [ˈwiːvəˌbɜːd], weaver

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any small Old World passerine songbird of the chiefly African family Ploceidae, having a short thick bill and a dull plumage and building covered nests: includes the house sparrow and whydahs

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any similar bird of the family Estrilidae, of warm regions of the Old World: includes the waxbills, grassfinches, and Java sparrow Also called weaver finch

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Noun

1.

weaverbird - finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests weaver finch, weaver oscine, oscine bird - passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus family Ploceidae, Ploceidae - weaverbirds baya, Ploceus philippinus - common Indian weaverbird whidah, whydah, widow bird - mostly black African weaverbird Java finch, Java sparrow, Padda oryzivora, ricebird - small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields amadavat, avadavat - red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds grass finch, grassfinch - usually brightly-colored Australian weaverbirds; often kept as cage birds

Translations

weaverbird

n → Webervogel m