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Ploceidae

noun

weaverbirds

• Syn: ↑family Ploceidae

• Hypernyms: ↑bird family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Oscines, ↑suborder Oscines, ↑Passeres, ↑suborder Passeres

• Member Meronyms:

↑weaver, ↑weaverbird, ↑weaver finch, ↑Ploceus, ↑genus Ploceus, ↑Vidua, ↑genus Vidua, ↑Padda, ↑genus Padda, ↑Estrilda, ↑genus Estrilda, ↑Poephila, ↑genus Poephila

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\\plōˈsēəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Ploceus, type genus + -idae

: a large family of Old World passerine birds that are predominantly African, somewhat resemble finches, and comprise the weaverbirds — see ploceus

Useful english dictionary. 2012.