widow bird

短语

非洲凤凰雀; 寡妇鸟

词形变化

widow birds 复数 widow birds

别名

widowbird

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of several species of birds in the family Viduidae, incorporating whydahs and widow finches.

  2. 2.

    Any of several species of birds in the genus Euplectes.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

whidah whydah

上位词 2

weaver weaverbird

词源

Compound of widow + bird. The name for the family Viduidae derives from the genus name Vidua, from post-classical Latin vidua (“widow”) for males' black plumage, which resembles the mourning clothes of a widow. Compare whydah, from Whydah, a city in the Kingdom of Dahomey, now Ouidah, Benin. The terms widow-bird and whydah-bird influenced one another due to association of one species with the city.

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