JAVA FINCH

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields

Synonyms:

Java finch; Java sparrow; Padda oryzivora; ricebird

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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)