Definition of "avadavat" []

• Any of various estrildid finches of the genus Amandava (noun)

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• "He had me sign an avadavat that no one had permission to paint on my gates or building."
• "The 313 bird species known from the ecoregion include two threatened species: the green avadavat (Amandava formosa) and Pallas's fish-eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus)."
• "[36] _Lal, Estrelda amandava_, the avadavat, is so called because it was brought to Europe from Ahmadabad."