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bird of paradise definition

bird of paradise

  1. any of a family (Paradisaeidae) of brightly colored passerine birds found in and near New Guinea
  2. any of several tropical plants (genus Strelitzia) of the banana family, native to Africa, having orange and blue flowers protruding from a green spathe in a form that resembles a bird in flight

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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