Etymology

quelea

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Today it means: The African weaverbird (genus Quelea). Full definition →

Latin quelea
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromquelea
  2. English todayquelea

From Latin quelea, coined as a specific name by Linnaeus; of uncertain etymology but possibly related to Late Latin qualea (“quail”).

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