Meanings
plural estrildids
- biologyAny weaverbird of the family Estrildidae.
The estrildids are all monogamous (forming long-term or life-long pair bonds) and exhibit biparental care.
2008, James L. Goodson, Chapter 1: Nonapeptides and the evolutionary patterning of sociality, page 82 more examples
Estrildids and ploceids are clearly different in courtship posture, clutch size, egg coloration, pattern in mouth of the young, and mode of begging of the young.
1968, Breviora, numbers 280-309, page 50Marschall and Prinzinger (1991) subjected five species of estrildids to the following calculation from laboratory measurements under different T_A: O₂ consumption, CO₂ production, RMR, TNZ, conductance and T_B.
1996, Gordon L. Maclean, Ecophysiology of Desert Birds, page 100Synonyms: estrildid finch
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny weaverbird of the family Estrildidae.
Origin
- translingualEstrildidae
- Englishestrildid
From translingual Estrildidae.
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