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Definition of: whidah bird
(hwid′ə)
An African weaverbird (subfamily Viduinae), the male of which has the tail greatly lengthened in the breeding season: formerly called widow bird. Also whid′ah, whidah finch: also spelled whydah. [Alter. of widow bird; infl. in form by Whidah former name of Ouidah, a seaport in French West Africa, near which this bird is commonly found]
(From 12 to 14 inches over all)
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