avadavat
/av-uh-duh-vat/US // ˈæv ə dəˌvæt //UK // (ˌævədəˈvæt) //
阿瓦达瓦特,阿瓦德瓦特,阿瓦拉瓦特
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a waxbill, Estrilda amandava, native to Asia, having in the male scarlet plumage with white dots on the sides and breast: raised as a cage bird.
Examples
Perhaps the most attractive of small foreign birds is the avadavat, a tiny, perky little soldier.
A popular proverb says the housewife keeps the parrot, the lover keeps the avadavat, and the thief keeps pigeons.
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