weav·er·bird
(wē′vər-bûrd′)n.
Any of various chiefly tropical African or Asian songbirds 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) orweaver
n
1. (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. (Animals) Also called: weaver finch any similar bird of the family Estrilidae, of warm regions of the Old World: includes the waxbills, grassfinches, and Java sparrow
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  weaverbird - finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nestsoscine, oscine bird - passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus family Ploceidae, Ploceidae - weaverbirds baya, Ploceus philippinus - common Indian weaverbird Java finch, Java sparrow, Padda oryzivora, ricebird - small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields grass finch, grassfinch - usually brightly-colored Australian weaverbirds; often kept as cage birds |
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Translations
weaverbird
n → Webervogel m
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