noun
or whid·ah ˈhwidə also ˈwi-
( -s )
Etymology: alteration (influenced by Whydah, Ouidah, town in southern Dahomey where such birds are found) of widow (in widow bird )
: any of various African weaverbirds which are mostly black with white or buffy markings, which are often kept as cage birds, and of which the males although no larger than a canary have drooping tail feathers often a foot in length during the breeding season — compare paradise weaver