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avadavat

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av·​a·​da·​vat | \ ˈavədəˌvat \
variants: or less commonly amadavat \ ˈamə-​ \
plural -s

Definition of avadavat

: a very small weaverbird (Estrilda amandava) native to southeast Asia but often kept as a cage bird, having the breeding male scarlet, darker above, and with white dots on wings and sides and the female and eclipse male olive brown above and grayish buff below

— called also strawberry finch

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History and Etymology for avadavat

irregular from Ahmadabad, city in India from which it was imported to Europe

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“Avadavat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/avadavat. Accessed 19 Jun. 2021.

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