What does "whydah" mean?

Any of various black and white African birds with distinctive drooping long tailfeathers on males in mating season, suitable as cage birds.

What is a synonym for "whydah"?

Common synonyms include: bird, parasitic bird, passerine, pirate ship, ship, vessel.

/ˈ(h)wɪdə/ noun

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Noun

1
Any of various black and white African birds with distinctive drooping long tailfeathers on males in mating season, suitable as cage birds.
2
mostly black African weaverbird wordnet

Alteration of the first component of widow bird, after Whydah (now Ouidah) in Benin.