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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024es•tril•did (es′tril did),USA pronunciation [Ornith.]adj. - Birdsof or pertaining to the family Estrildidae, comprising the grass finches, waxbills, mannikins, and other small finches.
n. - Birdsa bird of the family Estrildidae.
Also, es•tril•dine (es′tril dīn′, -din).USA pronunciation - Swedish: the god of love, literary coinage based on Old Norse ástareldr literally, love-fire; the bird was apparently so named from its red bill) + -idae -id2
- Neo-Latin Estrildidae, equivalent. to Estrild(a) the type genus (from the Linnaean specific name Astrild
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