quelea

See also: Quelea

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
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkwiːlɪə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkwiliə/

Noun

quelea (plural queleas)

  1. The African weaverbird (genus Quelea).

Synonyms

Hypernyms

Derived terms
  • quelea bird
  • red-billed quelea

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

Further reading

Latin

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkʷe.le.a/, [ˈkᶣɛ.ɫe.a]

Noun

quelea f (genitive queleae); first declension

  1. (New Latin) quelea

Inflection

First declension.

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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