| amadavat | <ornithology> The strawberry finch, a small Indian song bird (Estrelda amandava), commonly caged and kept for fighting. The female is olive brown; the male, in summer, mostly crimson. Synonym: red waxbill. Alternative forms: amaduvad and avadavat. Origin: Indian name. From Ahmedabad, a city from which it was imported to Europe. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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