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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Bird of paradise

/bẽrd ŭv pĕr'-əd-īsˌ/ · Bird· of par·a·dise · IPA
01 The name of several very beautiful birds of the genus Paradisea and allied genera, inhabiting New Guinea and the adjacent islands. The male…
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    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.(Zool.)