Definition of Estrilda

1. Noun. Avadavats.

Exact synonyms: Genus Estrilda
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Ploceidae, Ploceidae
Member holonyms: Amadavat, Avadavat

Lexicographical Neighbors of Estrilda

Esther Morris
Esthonia
Esthonian
Esti
Estlander
Estlander flap
Estlander operation
Estonia
Estonian
Estonian SSR
Estonian Sign Language
Estonian monetary unit
Estonians
Estrangelo
Estremadura
Estrilda
Estronol
Estrébœuf
Estuary English
Esztergom
Et
Et-Tell
EtOH
Etch A Sketch
Eternal City
Ethan
Ethan Allen
Ethel
Ethel Barrymore
Ethel Merman

Literary usage of Estrilda

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Birds of North and Middle America: A Descriptive Catalogue of the Higher by Robert Ridgway (1907)
"... that occurs in America, having been introduced and naturalized in Porto Rico. estrilda MELPODA (Vieillot). SCARLET-CHEEKED WEAVER-FINCH. Adult male. ..."

2. Archaeologia Cantiana by Kent Archaeological Society (1860)
"... acknowledges three acres in Dartford to be the right and inheritance of estrilda, ... for which acknowledgment the said Dere- win and estrilda, ..."

3. Under the African Sun; a Description of the Native Races in Uganda, Sporting by William John Ansorge, Ernst Hartert (1899)
"It seems from these specimens that the adult male has an orange-red bill, the female and young a brownish-black one. 145. estrilda astrild minor (Cab. ..."

4. Memoirs of Hugh Edwin Strickland by Hugh Edwin Strickland, William Jardine (1858)
"estrilda astrild (Linnaeus). The specimen from Damara is rather paler on the upper parts and tail than specimens in Sir "William Jar- dine's collection from ..."

5. The Cradle of the Twin Giants, Science and History by Henry Christmas (1849)
"His love for estrilda was, however, only concealed, and he kept her secretly for seven years, allowing the place of her retreat to be known only to a chosen ..."

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