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bird of paradise

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.03 in modern English

Syllables
bird of -par-adise
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various passerine birds of the family Paradisaeidae native to Oceania. In many of the species the breeding plumage of the males is brightly coloured.

noun

A showy tropical flower of the genus Strelitzia, native to South Africa.

Example Sentences

Etymology

The first Europeans to encounter their skins were the voyagers in Ferdinand Magellan's circumnavigation of the Earth. Antonio Pigafetta wrote that "The people told us that those birds came from the terrestrial paradise, and they call them bolon diuata, that is to say, 'birds of God"." "Bolon diuata" appears to be closer to Malay burung (“a bird”) and dewata (“a god”).

Inflected Forms

birds of paradise (plural) bird-of-paradise (alternative)

Phrases

blue bird of paradise emperor bird of paradise Goldie's bird of paradise greater bird of paradise king bird of paradise King-of-Saxony bird of paradise lesser bird of paradise magnificent bird of paradise

Synonyms

paradise bird bird of paradise flower bird of paradise plant crane flower crane lily strelitzia reginae poinciana caesalpinia gilliesii poinciana gilliesii

Questions

What does bird of paradise mean?
Any of various passerine birds of the family Paradisaeidae native to Oceania. In many of the species the breeding plumage of the males is brightly coloured.
Where does bird of paradise come from?
The first Europeans to encounter their skins were the voyagers in Ferdinand Magellan's circumnavigation of the Earth. Antonio Pigafetta wrote that "The people told us that those birds came from the terrestrial paradise, and they call them bolon diuata, that is to say, 'birds of God"." "Bolon diuata" appears to be closer to Malay burung (“a bird”) and dewata (“a god”).

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