RIFLEBIRD

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Ptloris paradisea; riflebird

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("riflebird" is a kind of...):

bird of paradise (any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed birds of the New Guinea area)

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