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JAVA FINCH
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields
Synonyms:
Java finch; Java sparrow; Padda oryzivora; ricebird
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Java finch" is a kind of...):
weaver; weaver finch; weaverbird (finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests)
Holonyms ("Java finch" is a member of...):
genus Padda; Padda (a genus of Ploceidae)