Wiktionary

fody

English edit

 
Red fody (Foudia madagascariensis)

Etymology edit

From Malagasy fody.

Noun edit

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[1]:
      “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.

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