quelea

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English

A red-billed quelea (Quelea quelea aethiopica) ♀

Etymology

From Latin quelea, coined as a specific name by Linnaeus; of uncertain etymology but possibly related to Late Latin qualea (“quail”).

Pronunciation

Noun

quelea (plural queleas)

  1. The African weaverbird (genus Quelea).
    • 2014, “Pusher”, in This Is All Yours, performed by ​​alt-J:
      A canopy of red-billed quelea / Passed over the blue / A five-hour flock, not one dives down

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References

  • "quelea, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Further reading

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

quelea f (genitive queleae); first declension

  1. (New Latin) quelea

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative quelea queleae
Genitive queleae queleārum
Dative queleae queleīs
Accusative queleam queleās
Ablative queleā queleīs
Vocative quelea queleae
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