widow bird


noun

Origin of widow bird

1765–75; translation of New Latin Vidua, name of the genus (Latin: widow). See whydah

Example sentences from the Web for widow bird

  • It seems to be what is called the widow-bird, and is formidable to the kite.

    The History of Sumatra |William Marsden

British Dictionary definitions for widow bird

widow bird

noun

another name for whydah