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词汇 bird-of-paradise
释义 bird of paradise
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌbɜːd əv ˈpær.ə.daɪs/ us /ˌbɝːd əv ˈper.ə.daɪs/pluralbirds of paradise

bird of paradisenoun[C] (BIRD)


a bird found in New Guinea, the male of which has brightly coloured feathers: 风鸟,极乐鸟,天堂鸟
The area is home to many of the country's 36 species of birds of paradise.
Is the survival of birds of paradise enhanced by the brilliant plumes of the adult males?
 
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Other wild birds
blackbird
blue tit
bluebird
bluejay
bullfinch
goldfinch
greenfinch
honeyeater
hoopoe
hornbill
magpie
martin
mockingbird
mynah
nighthawk
sparrow
squab
starling
swift
swiftlet

bird of paradisenoun[C] (PLANT)


a South African plant with large and very brightly coloured flowers: 天堂鸟
Waysides are filled with bougainvillea, hibiscus, and orchids, and birds of paradise grow like weeds.
There are tender bird of paradise plants and hardier lilies.
 
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Flowers & flowering plants
aconite
adam-and-eve
aeonium
African daisy
agapanthus
eglantine
elderflower
elephant ear
erythronium
euphorbia
loosestrife
lords-and-ladies
lotus
love-in-a-mist
lupin
sedum
sego lily
self-heal
senecio
sensitive plant
Examples from literature

Bird-lovers must now bid farewell forever to all the birds of paradise. 
But if my desires were fulfilled by the capture of this bird of paradise, those of our Canadian huntsman remained unsatisfied. 
From what you say I should have inferred that birds of paradise were probably polygamous. 
The water rustled and roiled as if all the birds of paradise that the world contained had taken flight. 
Who had named those birds the birds of paradise? 

Examples of bird of paradise


bird of paradise
He is known to be the first photographer who photographed all of the species of birds of paradise in their natural habitat.
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In the five cases of eggs feathers of the birdofparadise were found to the value of £2,500 concealed amongst the eggs.
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I intend to maintain the prohibition against the importation of birdofparadise feathers.
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No licences are being issued for the importation of feathers of the birdofparadise.
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This is the origin of both the name birdofparadise and the specific name "apoda" without feet.
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The creature is often referred to as birdofparadise.
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Hybridisation is frequent in these birds, suggesting the polygamous species of birdofparadise are very closely related despite being in different genera.
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You are coming back not only as a phoenix but as a birdofparadise.
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The birdofparadise is also found on the national coat-of-arms.
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A common name of the genus is birdofparadise flower / plant, because of a resemblance of its flowers to the birdofparadise.
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Satinbirds have weak, non-manipulative feet, wide gapes (at one time they were given the name wide-gaped birdofparadise), as well as an unossified nasal region.
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They are gorgeous birds of passage now; they will become birds of paradise one day.
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It prohibited the importation into this country of the plumage of birds like ospreys, birds of paradise, and other birds, from abroad, with certain exceptions.
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All species of satinbirds build domed nests, unlike those of birds of paradise.
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The birds of paradise, for example, sing and display elaborate ornaments during courtship.
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