avadavat
/ˌævədəˈvæt/(亦作amadavat)
noun
1- a small South Asian waxbill that is widely kept as a cage bird. The male has red or green plumage and a red bill.梅花雀。亦称MUNIA.
1.1
- Genus Amandava, family Estrildidae: the red avadavat (A. amandava) and the green avadavat (A. formosa).梅花雀属, 梅花雀科：红梅花雀（拉丁名A. amandava）和绿梅花雀（拉丁名A. formosa）。
词源
late 17th cent.: named after the city of AHMADABAD in India， where the birds were sold.