单词 | paradise rifle bird |
释义 | > as lemmasparadise rifle bird paradise rifle bird n. a rifle bird, Ptiloris paradiseus, of the rainforests of south-east Queensland and north-east New South Wales, the male of which is velvet-black with areas of iridescence and a slim, downcurved beak. ΚΠ 1859 S. G. Goodrich Illustr. Nat. Hist. Animal Kingdom II. 99 The Paradise Rifle-Bird, P. paradiseus, is the most gorgeous in its plumage of the Australian birds. 1941 C. Barrett Australia 85 Paradise rifle-birds frequent the palm brush. 1975 Ecos vi. 7/1 The paradise rifle-bird, rufous scrub-bird, and Albert's lyrebird live only in subtropical rainforests. < as lemmas |
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