widow finch

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Etymology

Compound of widow +‎ finch. Compare widow bird.

Noun

widow finch (plural widow finches)

  1. (frequently with distinguishing name) Any of several species of birds in the genus Vidua.
    • 1900, Aurthur C. Stark, The Birds of South Africa, Hypchera funereal. Black Widow Finch, page 153:
      Habits.—Very little has been recorded regarding the habits of the present Widow Finch ; those of the closely allied H. ultramarina of North-east Africa are much better known

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