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name for various African, black-and-white weaverbirds with distinctive drooping long tail-feathers on males in mating season, suitable as cage birds
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Whydah — Gally Le Whydah Gally, parfois écrit Whidah ou Whidaw, était un navire qui servit au commerce triangulaire avant sa capture par le pirate Samuel Bellamy. Le navire a coulé dans une tempête au large de cap Cod, le 26 avril 1717, noyant… … Wikipédia en Français
Whydah — may refer in English to:* Kingdom of Whydah which included Ouidah but was headquartered in Savi. * Indigobird * the colonial Ouidah fort in present Benin * the galley style ship The Whydah Gally captained by pirate Black Sam Bellamy … Wikipedia
Whydah — ist: Whydah (Schiff), das Sklaven und Piratenschiff des englische Piraten Sam Bellamy ein anderer Name für: Ouidah, ein Ort in Benin Sahé, ein ehemaliges westafrikanisches Königreich … Deutsch Wikipedia
Whydah — (Widah, Weida, Ajuda), Hafenplatz der französisch westafrikan. Kolonie Dahomé, Sitz des Gouverneurs, eines deutschen Konsuls und einer französischen Mission, mit etwa 15,000 Einw. Die Warenlager der europäischen Firmen liegen an der Meeresküste,… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Whydah — Whydah, Stadt in Dahome, s. Ajuda … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
whydah — /hwid euh, wid euh/, n. 1. any of several small African finches of the subfamily Viduinae, the males of which have elongated, drooping tail feathers during the breeding season. 2. any of several African weaverbirds of the genus Euplectes, the… … Universalium
whydah — našlytės statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Vidua angl. whydah vok. Witwe, f rus. вдовушка, f pranc. combassou, f ryšiai: platesnis terminas – našlytiniai siauresnis terminas – blizgioji našlytė siauresnis terminas – daržinė … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
Whydah bird — Whyd ah bird , or Whydah finch Whyd ah finch (Zo[ o]l.) The whidah bird. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Whydah finch — Whydah bird Whyd ah bird , or Whydah finch Whyd ah finch (Zo[ o]l.) The whidah bird. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whydah (bird) — or whydah [hwid′ə, wid′ə] n. 〚altered < widow bird, by assoc. with Ouidah (sometimes sp. Whidah), seaport in Dahomey〛 any of several chiefly brown and black, African passerine birds (family Ploceidae): the male has long, drooping tail feathers… … Universalium
whydah (bird) — or whydah [hwid′ə, wid′ə] n. [altered < widow bird, by assoc. with Ouidah (sometimes sp. Whidah), seaport in Dahomey] any of several chiefly brown and black, African passerine birds (family Ploceidae): the male has long, drooping tail feathers … English World dictionary
