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单词 indigobird
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Definition of indigobird in English:

indigobird

(also indigo finch)
nounˈɪndɪɡəʊˌbəːd
  • An African weaver related to the whydahs, the male having black plumage with blue or purple iridescence.

    Genus Vidua, family Ploceidae: four species

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In contrast to cuckoos, both male and female indigobirds imprint on their hosts.
    • None of the indigobirds associated with red-billed firefinch were closely related to individuals associated with brown firefinch, or vice versa.
    • It examined 200 indigobirds from 10 African species, plus their host species.
    • Her daughter, genetically an indigobird, imprinted on her Melba Finch foster parents and then mated with a male paradise whydah mimicking Melba Finch song.
    • The intermediate male breeding plumage - between that of an indigobird and a paradise whydah therefore indicates that the father was a paradise whydah.
 
 
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