Riflebird

Word RIFLEBIRD
Character 9
Hyphenation ri fle bird
Pronunciations N/A

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What do we mean by riflebird?

Any of several birds of paradise of the genus Ptiloris of Australia and New Guinea, characteristically having black and green plumage. noun

An Australian bird of paradise, Ptilorhis paradisea, belonging to the slender-billed section (Epimachinæ) of the family Paradiseidæ: said to have been so named by the early colonists from suggesting by its colors the uniform of the Rifle Brigade. noun

Any one of several species of beautiful birds of Australia and New Guinea, of the genera Ptiloris and Craspidophora, allied to the paradise birds. noun

Any of four species of birds of paradise in the genus Ptiloris. noun

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

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Best of all are the tiny labels found on each and every page that describe what it is we are seeing and that have delicious names like sooty tern, paradise riflebird, and hepatic tanager. ❋ Fusenumber8 (2006)

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