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Definition of Genus Vidua
1. Noun. Whydahs.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Ploceidae, Ploceidae
Member holonyms: Whidah, Whydah, Widow Bird
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Vidua
Literary usage of Genus Vidua
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1841)
"Moreover, the genus Vidua is directly united to Ploceus by means of V. chrysoptera,
Vieill., and Ploceus capensis, Lin. ..."
2. A List of the Genera of Birds: With Their Synonyma and an Indication of the by George Robert Gray (1841)
"Moreover, the genus Vidua is directly united to Ploceus by means of V. chrysoptera,
Vieill., and Ploceus capensis, Lin. ..."
3. The Natural History of the Birds of Western Africa. by William Swainson, Andrew Crichton (1837)
"... type of the genus Vidua; while in its lengthened bill, long slender toes, and
in their proportions, .it perfectly resembles Euplectes. ..."
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