Quelea

See also: quelea

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Quelea f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ploceidae.

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
• "quelea, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.