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Bird of paradise
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Definition: bird of paradise
bird of paradise n 1: a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana [syn:
poinciana
,
Caesalpinia gilliesii
,
Poinciana gilliesii
] 2: ornamental plant of tropical South Africa and South America having stalks of orange and purplish-blue flowers resembling a bird [syn:
Strelitzia reginae
] 3: any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed birds of the New Guinea area
English → English
(gcide)
Definition: Bird of paradise
Bird of paradise
\Bird
“ of par”
a*dise\
(Zo["o]l.) The name of several very beautiful birds of the genus
Paradisea
and allied genera, inhabiting New Guinea and the adjacent islands. The males have brilliant colors, elegant plumes, and often remarkable tail feathers. [1913 Webster] Note: The
Great emerald
(
Paradisea apoda
) and the
Lesser emerald
(
Paradisea minor
) furnish many of the plumes used as ornaments by ladies; the
Red bird of paradise
is
Paradisea rubra
or
Paradisea sanguinea
; the
Golden bird of paradise
is
Parotia aurea
or
Parotia sexsetacea
; the
King bird of paradise
is
Cincinnurus regius
. The name is also applied to the longer-billed birds of another related group (
Epimachin[ae]
) from the same region. The
Twelve-wired bird of paradise
(
Seleucides alba
) is one of these. See
Paradise bird
, and Note under
Apod
. [1913 Webster]
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