weaverbird
- noun
- /ˈwiːvərˌbɜrd/
- Indian
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pájaro tejedor
Examples
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And the weaverbird brings Nada a berry of flame to take her to the side of her love.
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How widely this relationship and these figures apply to other bird families remains to be seen, but I was pleased to find confirmation of the general size relationship among weaverbirds.
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Nada is also incredibly well-drawn; the panel where the weaverbird is talking to her is one of my favorites.
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But I was a child of Africa and woke to the smell... ...of jacaranda blossoms... ...and fell asleep to the sound of the weaverbirds... ...nesting for the night.
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The female African village weaverbird checks out the nests males build, poking and pulling at nest materials.
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In the early morning light, the weaverbird sings melodiously as it weaves together twigs and leaves for its nest.
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A colony of weaverbirds busy themselves constructing intricate nests high in the trees.
Synonyms
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A small bird that makes hanging nests from grass and twigs
A small African or Asian bird that makes complex nests from grass and twigs and lives in groups
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Etymology
The word weaverbird comes from the English words weave ('to make cloth') and bird. This small bird from Africa and Asia makes its nest by weaving grass and leaves into a tight basket, so the name tells you exactly what the bird does.