quelea

== English == === Etymology === From Latin quelea, coined as a specific name by Linnaeus; of uncertain etymology but possibly related to Late Latin qualea (“quail”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkwiːlɪə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈkwiliə/ === Noun === quelea (plural queleas) The African weaverbird (genus Quelea). ==== Synonyms ==== dioch ==== Hypernyms ==== weaver, weaver bird ==== Derived terms ==== quelea bird red-billed quelea ==== Translations ==== === References === "quelea, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press. === Further reading === quelea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia quelea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:quelea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkʷɛ.ɫe.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkʷɛː.le.a] === Noun === quelea f (genitive queleae); first declension (New Latin) quelea ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun.