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a small Australian waxbill, Poephila guttata, that has black-and-white barred plumage and a chestnut ear patch: popular as a cage bird.[1885-90]
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zebra finch
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zebra finch — noun small Australian weaverbird with markings like a zebra s • Syn: ↑Poephila castanotis • Hypernyms: ↑grassfinch, ↑grass finch • Member Holonyms: ↑Poephila, ↑genus Poephila … Useful english dictionary
zebra finch — ze′bra finch n. orn a small Australian finch, Poephila guttata, of the family Estrildidae, with black and white bars on the tail and, in the male, a chestnut ear patch • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
zebra finch — /ˈzɛbrə fɪntʃ/ (say zebruh finch) noun a small finch, Taeniopygia guttata, having black and white banded rump feathers, found in south eastern Indonesia and throughout most of mainland Australia …
zebra finch — noun A small Australasian weaverbird, Taeniopygia guttata, that has markings similar to a zebra … Wiktionary
zebra finch — noun Date: 1887 a small Australian waxbill (Taeniopygia guttata syn. Poephila guttata) that is chiefly gray above and white below with a red or orange bill, a black and white barred tail, and in the male a black barred throat and that is often… … New Collegiate Dictionary
zebra finch — noun a small Australian waxbill with a black and white striped face. [Poephila guttata.] … English new terms dictionary
