ESTRILDID Definition & Meaning

estrildid

[ es-tril-did ]

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adjective

of or relating to the family Estrildidae, comprising the grass finches, waxbills, mannikins, and other small finches.

noun

a bird of the family Estrildidae.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of estrildid¹

< New Latin Estrildidae, equivalent to Estrild ( a ) the type genus (from the Linnaean specific name Astrild < Swedish: the god of love, literary coinage based on Old Norse á��ٲ�� literally, love-fire; the bird was apparently so named from its red bill) + -idae -id ²

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Estrildid finch songs, Japanese quail calls, squirrel monkey caws and even the ultrasonic vocalizations of house mice were used for comparison in the study.

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