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See also: Quelea
English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Red-billed_quelea_%28Quelea_quelea_aethiopica%29_female.jpg/220px-Red-billed_quelea_%28Quelea_quelea_aethiopica%29_female.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From Latin quelea, coined as a specific name by Linnaeus; of uncertain etymology but possibly related to Late Latin qualea (“quail”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]quelea (plural queleas)
- The African weaverbird (genus Quelea).
- 2014, “Pusher”, in This Is All Yours, performed by alt-J:
- A canopy of red-billed quelea / Passed over the blue / A five-hour flock, not one dives down
Synonyms
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[edit]Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- "quelea, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Further reading
[edit]quelea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
quelea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:quelea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Latin
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkʷe.le.a/, [ˈkʷɛɫ̪eä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkwe.le.a/, [ˈkwɛːleä]
Noun
[edit]quelea f (genitive queleae); first declension
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | quelea | queleae |
Genitive | queleae | queleārum |
Dative | queleae | queleīs |
Accusative | queleam | queleās |
Ablative | queleā | queleīs |
Vocative | quelea | queleae |
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