whydah.
Any of various black and white African birds with distinctive drooping long tailfeathers on males in mating season, suitable as cage birds.
Meaning & usage
Any of various black and white African birds with distinctive drooping long tailfeathers on males in mating season, suitable as cage birds.
Where this word comes from
Alteration of the first component of widow bird, after Whydah (now Ouidah) in Benin.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.