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Amadavat
Amadavat Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Amadavat?
[n] red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds
Synonyms | Synonyms for Amadavat: avadavat Related Terms | Find terms related to Amadavat: See Also | Estrilda | genus Estrilda | weaver | weaver finch | weaverbird Amadavat In Webster's Dictionary \Am`a*da*vat"\, n. [Indian name. From Ahmedabad, a city
from which it was imported to Europe.] (Zo["o]l.)
The strawberry finch, a small Indian song bird ({Estrelda
amandava}), commonly caged and kept for fighting. The female
is olive brown; the male, in summer, mostly crimson; --
called also {red waxbill}. [Written also {amaduvad} and
{avadavat}.]
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