Home › Words › A › amadavatamadavatamadavat means an estrildid finch, Amandava amandava, of India and Southeast Asia, commonly kept and bred as a cagebird.EtymologyVariant of Ahmedabad, city in Gujarat, India, from which the bird was imported to Europe.nounAn estrildid finch, Amandava amandava, of India and Southeast Asia, commonly kept and bred as a cagebird.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.avadavat 89% match — Any of various estrildid finches of the genus Amandava, especially the red avadavat, Amandava amandava, of India and Southeast Asia, commonly kept and bred as a cagebird; also known as Java sparrow. vs amadavat →munia 64% match — Any of certain estrildid finches of the genera Lonchura (most instances) and Amandava (two species). vs amadavat →agami 59% match — A South American bird, Psophia crepitans, allied to the cranes, and easily domesticated. vs amadavat →lovebird 57% match — Any small parrot from one of the nine species within the genus Agapornis. Sometimes they are kept as cage birds and are noted for their affection towards each other. vs amadavat →aberdevine 56% match — The Eurasian siskin or spruce siskin, Spinus spinus, a small green and yellow finch related to the goldfinch. vs amadavat →bibfinch 56% match — Madagascar mannikin (Lepidopygia nana). vs amadavat →artamid 55% match — Any bird of the family Artamidae. vs amadavat →quailfinch 55% match — A bird of the species Ortygospiza atricollis, native to the grasslands of Africa. vs amadavat →