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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A member of any species in the genera Estrilda, Coccopygia, Brunhilda, Glaucestrilda, Amandava, Granatina, and Uraeginthus of the family Estrildidae of passerine birds. Full definition →
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