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waxbill(dictionary)

waxbill (iou)



waxbill noun. M18.
[from WAX noun1 + BILL noun2.]
Any of numerous small finchlike birds of the African genus Estrilda (family Estrildidae), whose bills have a waxy appearance; spec. (more fully common waxbill) the red-billed E. astrild. Also, a bird of any of several other genera of this family.
swee waxbill, violet-eared waxbill, yellow-bellied waxbill, etc.