zebra finch

zebra finch

n. A small songbird (Taeniopygia guttata) of Australia and Indonesia that has black and white striped markings and is popular as a cage bird.

zebra finch

n (Animals) any of various Australasian songbirds with zebra-like markings, such as the grassfinch Poephila castanotis

ze′bra finch`

n. a small Australian finch, Poephila guttata, of the family Estrildidae, with black and white bars on the tail and, in the male, a chestnut ear patch. [1885–90]

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zebra finch - small Australian weaverbird with markings like a zebra'sPoephila castanotisgenus Poephila, Poephila - grassfinchesgrass finch, grassfinch - usually brightly-colored Australian weaverbirds; often kept as cage birds

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