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fody

fody

English

Red fody (Foudia madagascariensis)

Wikispecies

Noun

fody (plural fodies)

  1. Any of various small passerine birds of the genus Foudia in the weaver family Ploceidae.
    • 2008 June 20, Edward Rothstein, “Critters of a Wondrous Isle, Meet Your Friend and Foe”, in New York Times:
      “Only in Madagascar,” the labels proudly proclaim, next to descriptions of animals like the spiny-tail iguana, the radiated tortoise or a small bird, the red fody.