Amadavat

Word AMADAVAT
Character 8
Hyphenation am a da vat
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Amadavat"

What do we mean by amadavat?

An estrildid finch, Amandava amandava, of India and Southeast Asia, commonly kept and bred as a cagebird.

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The word "amadavat" in example sentences

The red munia, or amadavat, or _lal_ (_Estrelda amandava_) is, next to the paroquet, the bird most commonly caged in India. ❋ Douglas Dewar (1916)

Bonelli's eagle, the tawny eagle, the brown fish-owl, the rock horned-owl, the raven, the amadavat and the white-throated munia. ❋ Douglas Dewar (1916)

The nest of this little bird is more loosely put together and more globular than that of the amadavat. ❋ Douglas Dewar (1916)

The nest of the amadavat is large for the size of the bird, being a loosely-woven cup, which is egg-shaped and has a hole at or near the narrow end. ❋ Douglas Dewar (1916)

This family includes the weaver-birds, famous for their wonderful hanging retort-shaped nests, and the munias, of which the amadavat or _lal_ is familiar to every resident of India as a cage bird. ❋ Douglas Dewar (1916)

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