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riflebird

noun

velvety black Australian bird of paradise with green and purple iridescence on head and tail

• Syn: ↑Ptloris paradisea

• Hypernyms: ↑bird of paradise

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun

Etymology: rifle (V); from the sound of its cry

: any of several birds of paradise of Ptiloris or a related genus; especially : a bird of paradise (P. paradisea) of New So. Wales and Queensland the male of which is chiefly velvety black with greenish and purplish iridescence on the head, underparts, and middle tail feathers

Useful english dictionary. 2012.