Definition of quelea

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que·le·a    (kwl-) KEY 

NOUN:

An African weaverbird of the genus Quelea, especially Q. quelea, a small red-billed bird that is extremely destructive to grain crops.

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ETYMOLOGY:
New Latin Quelea, genus name, perhaps alteration of Medieval Latin qualea, quail, ultimately from Vulgar Latin *coacula, of imitative origin