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TAKE THE QUIZ“bird of”
The following 17 entries include the term bird of.
bird-of-paradise
noun: an ornamental plant (Strelitzia reginae of the family Strelitziaceae) native to southern Africa that has scapes terminating in a horizontal bract from which emerges an upright flower having three orange or yellow sepals and three irregular blue petals
bird of paradise
noun phrase: any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed oscine birds (family Paradisaeidae) chiefly of New Guinea and neighboring islands
bird of passage
noun phrase: a migratory bird
bird of prey
noun phrase: a carnivorous bird (such as a hawk, eagle, vulture, or owl) that feeds wholly or chiefly on meat taken by hunting or on carrion : raptor
bird of freedom
bird of Jove
bird of Juno
bird of Minerva
bird of night
bird of wonder
lesser emerald bird of paradise
: a bird of paradise (Paradisea minor) with brilliant plumes formerly used on hats
magnificent bird of paradise
: a showy bird of paradise (Ptiloris magnificus) of northern Australia and New Guinea with the male having a golden yellow nape, a blood red patch on the back, and shining blackish green on the breast
red bird of paradise
: a bird of paradise (Uranornis rubra) with red lateral plumes in the male
six-shafted bird of paradise
: a bird of paradise (Parotia sefilata) having three long spatulate feathers on each side of the head
twelve-wired bird of paradise
: a bird of paradise (Seleucides ignotus)
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