bird of paradise
Word forms: plural birds of paradise
countable noun
A bird of paradise is a songbird which is found mainly in New Guinea. The male birds have very brightly coloured feathers.
bird of paradise in British English
noun
1.
any songbird of the family Paradisaeidae of New Guinea and neighbouring regions, the males of which have brilliantly coloured ornate plumage
2. bird-of-paradise flower
bird of paradise in American English
1.
any of a family (Paradisaeidae) of brightly colored passerine birds found in and near New Guinea
2.
any of several tropical plants (genus Strelitzia) of the banana family, native to Africa, having orange and blue flowers protruding from a green spathe in a form that resembles a bird in flight
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Word lists withbird of paradise
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