different between weaverbird vs grenadier

English

Etymology

weaver +? bird

Noun

weaverbird (plural weaverbirds)

1. Any of various Old World passerine birds in either of two families known for building nests of intricately woven vegetation.
   1. Ploceidae, the family most commonly known by this name
   2. The family Estrildidae, better known as estrildid finches or weaver finches

Synonyms

• (Ploceidae): weaver
• (Estrildidae): estrildid finch, weaver finch

English

Etymology

From French grenadier, corresponding to grenade +? -ier.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???n??d??/
• Rhymes: -??(?)

Noun

grenadier (plural grenadiers)

1. A type of soldier, originally one who threw grenades, later a member of a company formed from the tallest men of the regiment; now specifically, a member of the Grenadier Guards.
2. Any of various African weaverbirds or waxbills, especially the common grenadier or the red bishop.
3. Any of various deep-sea fish of the family Macrouridae that have a large head and body and a long tapering tail; a rattail.
4. Either of two red and black libellulid dragonflies, Agrionoptera insignis and Lathrecista asiatica, of Asia and Australia.

Translations

Anagrams

• rereading

French

Etymology

grenade +? -ier

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???.na.dje/

Noun

grenadier m (plural grenadiers)

1. pomegranate tree
2. (military) grenadier

Further reading

• “grenadier” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• dénigrera

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

grenadier m (definite singular grenadieren, indefinite plural grenadiere, definite plural grenadierne)

1. a Grenadian (person from Grenada)

Related terms

• Grenada
• grenadisk

Swedish

Noun

grenadier c

1. person from Grenada

Declension

Related terms

• Grenada
• grenadisk
• grenadiska

Anagrams

• girerande