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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

que•le•a n.

Birdsany of several African weaverbirds of the genus Quelea, esp. Q. quelea (red-billed quelea), noted for its vast flocks that destroy grain crops.

Neo-Latin: genus name (1850; earlier as a species name), perh. alteration of Medieval Latin qualea quail
1925–30

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red-billed quelea

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