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bird of paradise
- any of a family (Paradisaeidae) of brightly colored passerine birds found in and near New Guinea
- 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
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