Define the word vida finch"Vida finch" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Vida finch \Vid"a finch`\ (Zool.)
The whidah bird.
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"vida finch" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Whidah bird \Whid"ah bird`\, (Zool.)
Any one of several species of finchlike birds belonging to
the genus Vidua, native of Asia and Africa. In the breeding
season the male has very long, drooping tail feathers. Called
also vida finch, whidah finch, whydah bird, whydah finch, widow bird, and widow finch.
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Note: Some of the species are often kept as cage birds,
especially Vidua paradisea, which is dark brownish
above, pale buff beneath, with a reddish collar around
the neck.
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