| 单词 | magnificent bird of paradise |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmagnificent bird of paradise magnificent bird of paradise n. [after French oiseau de Paradis magnifique (P. Sonnerat: see quot. 1776)] a bird of paradise, Diphyllodes magnificus, the male of which has a bright yellow crest, mantle, and wings, a glossy green chest, and two long curling tail filaments. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > larger song birds > [noun] > family Paradisaeidae (bird of paradise) bird of paradise1569 paradise bird1617 magnificent bird of paradise1782 1776 P. Sonnerat Voyage à la Nouvelle Guinée xii. 163 Le cinquieme oiseau de Paradis, ou celui que je nommerai le Magnifique, est d'un tiers moins gros que le précédent.] 1782 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds I. Pl. XIX (caption) Magnificent Bird of Paradise. 1931 L. S. Crandall Paradise Quest v. 100 Before the day was out we had received two more male six-plumes, as well as two or three of the species known as the magnificent bird of paradise. 1989 Sci. Amer. Dec. 71/3 The polygynous magnificent bird of paradise. < as lemmas |
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