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Definition of Amadavat

1. Noun. Red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds.

Definition of Amadavat

1. n. The strawberry finch, a small Indian song bird (Estrelda amandava), commonly caged and kept for fighting. The female is olive brown; the male, in summer, mostly crimson; -- called also red waxbill.

Definition of Amadavat

1. an Asian songbird [n -S]

Medical Definition of Amadavat

1. The strawberry finch, a small Indian song bird (Estrelda amandava), commonly caged and kept for fighting. The female is olive brown; the male, in summer, mostly crimson. Synonym: red waxbill. Alternative forms: amaduvad and avadavat. Origin: Indian name. From Ahmedabad, a city from which it was imported to Europe. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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