Akademik

bird of paradise
noun
1. a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
Syn: ↑poinciana, ↑Caesalpinia gilliesii, ↑Poinciana gilliesii
Hypernyms: ↑flowering shrub
Member Holonyms: ↑Caesalpinia, ↑genus Caesalpinia
2. ornamental plant of tropical South Africa and South America having stalks of orange and purplish-blue flowers resembling a bird
Syn: ↑Strelitzia reginae
Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant
Member Holonyms: ↑Strelitzia, ↑genus Strelitzia
3. any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed birds of the New Guinea area
Hypernyms: ↑oscine, ↑oscine bird
Hyponyms: ↑riflebird, ↑Ptloris paradisea
Member Holonyms: ↑Paradisaeidae, ↑family Paradisaeidae

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noun, pl birds of paradise [count]
: any one of many brightly colored birds that live in New Guinea and in nearby islands

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ˌbird of ˈparadise [bird of paradise] noun (pl. birds of paradise)
a bird with very bright feathers, found mainly in New Guinea

Useful english dictionary. 2012.