whidah

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A form of whydah — Any of various black and white African birds with distinctive drooping long tailfeathers on males in mating season, suitable as cage birds.

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Meanings

nounwhidah (plural whidahs)

plural whidahs

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of whydah.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounmostly black African weaverbird

Similar
whydahwidow bird
Broader
weaverweaverbirdweaver finch
Also see
whydahwidow bird

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

alteration of the first component of widow bird

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Cite this entry
APA

whidah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whidah

MLA

“whidah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whidah. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whidah,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whidah.

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