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zebra finch
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zebra finch
n.
A small Australian bird (Poephila guttata) having black and white striped markings and popular as a cage bird.
zebra finch
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various Australasian songbirds with zebra-like markings, such as the grassfinch Poephila castanotis
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Noun1.zebra finch - small Australian weaverbird with markings like a zebra'szebra finch - small Australian weaverbird with markings like a zebra's
Poephila castanotis
genus Poephila, Poephila - grassfinches
grass finch, grassfinch - usually brightly-colored Australian weaverbirds; often kept as cage birds
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