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bird-of-paradise

bird-of-paradise is the alternative form of bird of paradise.

Meaning of bird of paradise

Noun

bird of paradise (plural birds of paradise)

  1. Any of various passerine birds of the family Paradisaeidae native to Oceania. In many of the species the breeding plumage of the males is brightly coloured.
    • She had a jonquil silk pelisse, a bonnet of the same colour, with a bird of paradise plume, looking very much like an illuminated butterfly.1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XIV, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 187
    Synonyms:
    paradise bird
  2. A showy tropical flower of the genus Strelitzia, native to South Africa.
    Synonyms:
    bird of paradise flower, bird of paradise plant, crane flower, crane lily

Forms of bird-of-paradise

pluralbirds-of-paradise

Phrases with bird-of-paradise

Questions about bird-of-paradise

What is bird-of-paradise the alternative form of?
Bird-of-paradise is the alternative form of bird of paradise.

Words near bird-of-paradise in the dictionary

  1. bird-loving
  2. Bird-Meertens formalism
  3. bird-nest
  4. bird-nesting
  5. bird-nests
  6. bird-of-paradise
  7. bird-rich
  8. bird-scarer
  9. bird-scarers
  10. bird-walk
  11. bird-walks

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