dioch

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdʌɪ.ək/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈdaɪ.ɑk/

Noun

dioch (plural diochs)

  1. An African weaverbird of the genus Quelea.
    • 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 146:
      From the trees comes the doleful cry of the black-faced dioch, and the weary rustle of galagos creeping back to their nests after a meticulous night's prowl.

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