whydah

W4H4Y4D2A1H4
/ˈ(h)wɪdə/

noun

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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whidahwidow bird
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Meanings

nounwhydah (plural whydahs)

plural whydahs · alternative whidah · alternative whyda · alternative wydah

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounmostly black African weaverbird

Similar
whidahwidow bird
Broader
weaverweaverbirdweaver finch
Also see
widow bird

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Alteration of the first component of widow bird, after Whydah (now Ouidah) in Benin.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Polish wdówka
  • wdówkabird

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with whydah

Phyllida
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Cite this entry
APA

whydah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whydah

MLA

“whydah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whydah. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whydah,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whydah.

Source: whydah on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.