red-billed quelea

[ red-bild ]
/ ˈrɛdˌbɪld /

noun

See under quelea.

Origin of red-billed quelea

First recorded in 1955–60

Words nearby red-billed quelea

red-, red-back spider, red-backed shrike, red-bellied black snake, red-bellied turtle, red-billed quelea, red-blooded, red-dog, red-eye, red-eye gravy, red-eyed vireo

Definition for red-billed quelea (2 of 2)

quelea
[ kwee-lee-uh ]
/ ˈkwi li ə /

noun

any of several African weaverbirds of the genus Quelea, especially Q. quelea (red-billed quelea), noted for its vast flocks that destroy grain crops.

Origin of quelea

1925–30; < New Latin: genus name (1850; earlier as a species name), perhaps alteration of Medieval Latin qualea quail