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Princeton's WordNet
bird of paradise, poinciana, Caesalpinia gilliesii, Poinciana gilliesiinoun
a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
bird of paradise, Strelitzia reginaenoun
ornamental plant of tropical South Africa and South America having stalks of orange and purplish-blue flowers resembling a bird
bird of paradisenoun
any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed birds of the New Guinea area
Wiktionary
bird of paradisenoun
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.
bird of paradisenoun
A showy tropical flower of the genus Strelitzia, native to Madagascar.
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bird of paradise
Bird of paradise refers to two different entities: 1) In zoology, bird of paradise is a term given to a number of species of birds native to the rainforests of Australia, Papua New Guinea and Eastern Indonesia. They are known for their brilliant colors and elaborately beautiful plumage, often used in courtship displays. They belong to the family Paradisaeidae. 2) In botany, bird of paradise is a common name for a genus of plants, Strelitzia, native to South Africa. The name comes from its exotic flower bearing resemblance to exotic birds, with their bright colors and unique shape that resembles a bird in flight.
Webster Dictionary
Bird of paradise
the name of several very beautiful birds of the genus Paradisea and allied genera, inhabiting New Guinea and the adjacent islands. The males have brilliant colors, elegant plumes, and often remarkable tail feathers
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bird of paradise in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bird of paradise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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- طائر الجنةArabic
- strelicie, rajkaCzech
- paradisfuglDanish
- ParadiesvogelGerman
- πουλί του παραδείσουGreek
- ave del paraísoSpanish
- kolibrikukka, paratiisilintuFinnish
- paradisier, oiseau de paradisFrench
- éan parthaisIrish
- स्वर्ग के पक्षीHindi
- burung cendrawasihIndonesian
- paradiseaItalian
- 風鳥Japanese
- avem de paradiso,Latin
- cenderawasihMalay
- paradijsvogelDutch
- paradisfuglNorwegian Nynorsk
- paradisfuglNorwegian
- tsídii bitʼaʼ hózhóónNavajo, Navaho
- Rajski ptakPolish
- ave-do-paraísoPortuguese
- pasărea paradisuluiRomanian
- райская птицаRussian
- paradisfågelSwedish
- jiparadit, jiparaditül, hiparadit, paradit, paraditül, hiparaditülVolapük
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