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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024whid•ah (hwid′ə, wid′ə),USA pronunciation n. - whydah.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: whidah /ˈwɪdə/ n - a variant spelling of whydah
whyd•ah (hwid′ə, wid′ə),USA pronunciation n. - Birdsany of several small African finches of the subfamily Viduinae, the males of which have elongated, drooping tail feathers during the breeding season.
- Birdsany of several African weaverbirds of the genus Euplectes, the males of which have similar long tails. Also, whidah. Also called widow bird.
- alteration of widow (bird) to make name agree with that of a town in Benin, West Africa, one of its haunts 1775–85
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: whydah, whidah /ˈwɪdə/ n - any of various predominantly black African weaverbirds of the genus Vidua and related genera, the males of which grow very long tail feathers in the breeding season
Also called: whydah bird, whidah bird, widow bird
Etymology: 18th Century: after the name of a town in Benin |