Phrase guide

zebra finch

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A small Australasian weaverbird of the genus Taeniopygia that has markings similar to a zebra.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

small Australian weaverbird with markings like a zebra's

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Poephila castanotis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: grassfinch, grass finch

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: diamante mandarín — bird
  • Bulgarian: зеброва амадина (zebrova amadina) — bird
  • Catalan: diamant clapat — bird
  • Catalan: diamant zebrat — bird
  • Chinese Mandarin: 斑胸草雀 (bān xiōng cǎo què) — bird
  • Czech: zebřička — bird
  • Danish: zebrafinke — bird
  • Dutch: zebravink — bird
  • Esperanto: kastanoto — bird
  • Finnish: seeprapeippo — bird
  • French: diamant mandarin — bird
  • Galician: diamante mandarín — bird
  • German: Zebrafink — bird
  • Hungarian: zebrapinty — bird
  • Icelandic: sebrafinka — bird
  • Irish: glasán séabrach — bird
  • Italian: diamante mandarino — bird
  • Japanese: 錦華鳥 (kinkachō) — bird
  • Malay: burung ciak kuda belang — bird
  • Norwegian: sebrafink — bird
  • Pitjantjatjara: nyii-nyii — bird
  • Polish: zeberka timorska — bird
  • Polish: zeberka — bird
  • Polish: amadyna zebrowata — bird
  • Portuguese: mandarim — bird
  • Portuguese: diamante-mandarim — bird
  • Russian: зе́бровая амади́на (zébrovaja amadína) — bird
  • Scottish Gaelic: glaisean-stiallach — bird
  • Slovak: zebrička austrálska — bird
  • Spanish: diamante mandarín — bird
  • Spanish: pinzón cebra — bird
  • Swedish: zebrafink — bird
  • Turkish: zebra ispinozu — bird
  • Ukrainian: зяблик-зебра (zjablyk-zebra) — bird
  • Ukrainian: зеброва амадина (zebrova amadyna) — bird
  • Vietnamese: chim di vằn — bird
  • Welsh: pila gwellt rhesog — bird