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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An estrildid finch, Amandava amandava, of India and Southeast Asia, commonly kept and bred as a cagebird.
2. 2
   red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

avadavatavadavat

Etymology

Variant of Ahmedabad, city in Gujarat, India, from which the bird was imported to Europe.

Related phrases

strawberry finch

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