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单词 avadavat
释义

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
av•a•da•vat  (avə də vat′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Birdsa waxbill, Estrilda amandava, native to Asia, having in the male scarlet plumage with white dots on the sides and breast: raised as a cage bird.
Also, amadavat. 
  • Portuguese) for Ahmedabad, in Gujarat, from where the birds were first exported
  • earlier amaduvad, after Amidavad, a 17th century name (perh. 1770–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
avadavat /ˌævədəˈvæt/, amadavat /ˌæmədəˈvæt/ n
  1. either of two Asian weaverbirds of the genus Estrilda, esp E. amandava, having a red plumage: often kept as cagebirds
Etymology: 18th Century: from Ahmadabad, Indian city from which these birds were brought to Europe
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