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weaver

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: weaver

1
 n
a craftsman who weaves cloth
2
 n
finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: weaver
1

n a craftsman who weaves cloth

Type of:
artificer, artisan, craftsman, journeyman
a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
2

n finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests

Synonyms:
weaver finch, weaverbird
Types:
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Ploceus philippinus, baya
common Indian weaverbird
whidah, whydah, widow bird
mostly black African weaverbird
Java finch, Java sparrow, Padda oryzivora, ricebird
small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields
amadavat, avadavat
red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds
grass finch, grassfinch
usually brightly-colored Australian weaverbirds; often kept as cage birds
Poephila castanotis, zebra finch
small Australian weaverbird with markings like a zebra's
Type of:
oscine, oscine bird
passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
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