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avadavat

av·a·da·vat [ ávvədə vàt ] (plural av·a·da·vats)


noun 
Definition:
 
brightly colored cagebird: a songbird of the waxbill family often kept as a cagebird. The male of one species is green and the male of the other species is red. Native to: South Asia.  Genus Amandava.

[Late 17th century. Alteration of Ahmadabad, city in W India where these birds were sold]
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