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Definitions for Whidah

[1] whydah.
[2] any of several small African finches of the subfamily Viduinae, the males of which have elongated, drooping tail feathers during the breeding season.
[3] any of several African weaverbirds of the genus Euplectes, the males of which have similar long tails.
[4] a variant spelling of whydah
[5] any of various predominantly black African weaverbirds of the genus Vidua and related genera, the males of which grow very long tail feathers in the breeding season Also called: whydah bird , whidah bird , widow bird

Words nearby Whidah

whichever, whichsoever, whichway, whicker, whid, whidah, whidbey island, whiff, whiffet, whiffle, whiffler

Origin of Whidah

ydah1775–85; alteration of widow (bird) to make name agree with that of a town in Benin, West Africa, one of its haunts

Word origin for Whidah

ydahC18: after the name of a town in Benin