Main Entry: whyd·ah

Pronunciation: \ˈhwi-də, ˈwi-\

Function: noun

Etymology: alteration of widow (bird)

Date: 1783

: any of various mostly brownish African passerine birds (genera Euplectes and Vidua) often kept as cage birds and distinguished in the male by black-and-white plumage and by long tail feathers during the breeding season