Definitions for ploceidae
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1. Ploceidae, family Ploceidaenoun

   weaverbirds

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1. Ploceidae

   Ploceidae is a family of small passerine birds, many of which are called weavers, weaverbirds, weaver finches and bishops. These names come from the nests of intricately woven vegetation created by birds in this family. In most recent classifications, Ploceidae is a clade, which excludes some birds that have historically been placed in the family, such as some of the sparrows, but which includes the monotypic subfamily Amblyospizinae. The family is believed to have originated in the mid-Miocene. All birds of the Ploceidae are native to the Old World, most in Africa south of the Sahara, though a few live in tropical areas of Asia. A few species have been introduced outside their native range.

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1. ploceidae

   Ploceidae is a family of small passerine birds, many of which are called weavers or weaverbirds. This family includes about 60 species found in Africa, South Asia, and southern Europe. These birds are known for their elaborate nest-building techniques, particularly the intricately woven nests of the true weavers.

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1. Ploceidae

   The Ploceidae, or weavers, are small passerine birds related to the finches. These are seed-eating birds with rounded conical bills, most of which are from Sub-Saharan Africa, with fewer species in tropical Asia. A few species have been introduced outside their native range. The weaver group is divided into the buffalo, sparrow, typical, and widow weavers. The males of many species are brightly coloured, usually in red or yellow and black, some species show variation in colour only in the breeding season. Weaver birds, also known as weaver finches, get their name because of their elaborately woven nests, though some are notable for their selective parasitic nesting habits. The nests vary in size, shape, material used, and construction techniques from species to species. Materials used for building nests include fine leaf-fibers, grass, and twigs. Many species weave very fine nests using thin strands of leaf fiber, though some, like the buffalo-weavers, form massive untidy stick nests in their colonies, which may have spherical woven nests within. The sparrow weavers of Africa build apartment-house nests, in which 100 to 300 pairs have separate flask-shaped chambers entered by tubes at the bottom. Most species weave nests that have narrow entrances, facing downward.

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Anagrams for ploceidae »

1. cepolidae

2. adipocele

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ploceidae in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ploceidae in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ploceidae
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ploceidae
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=ploceidae