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Noun: waxbill  'waks`bil
  1. Any one of numerous species of finch-like birds belonging to Estrelda and allied genera, native of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The bill is large, conical, and usually red in colour, resembling sealing wax. Several of the species are often kept as cage birds

Derived forms: waxbills

Encyclopedia: Waxbill

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