Quelea Definition

kwēlē-ə
noun
Any of several African weaverbirds of the genus Quelea, especially Q. quelea, a small red-billed bird that is destructive to grain crops.
American Heritage
pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the family Ploceidae.

Wiktionary

Origin of Quelea

  • New Latin Quelea genus name perhaps alteration of Medieval Latin qualea quail ultimately from Vulgar Latin coacula of imitative origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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Words Starting With

QQUQUE

Words Ending With

AEALEA

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quelea

Words Starting With Q and Ending With A

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With Q6 Letter Words Ending With A