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red billed quelea

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red-billed quelea

[red-bild] .
–noun
See under quelea.

Origin:
1955–60

que⋅le⋅a

[kwee-lee-uh]
–noun
any of several African weaverbirds of the genus Quelea, esp. Q. quelea (red-billed quelea), noted for its vast flocks that destroy grain crops.

Origin:
1925–30; < NL: genus name (1850; earlier as a species name), perh. alter. of ML qualea quail
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