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riflebird

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ri·fle·bird  (rfl-bûrd)
n.
Any of several birds of paradise of the genera Craspedophora and Ptiloris of Australia and New Guinea.
riflebird [ˈraɪfəlˌbɜːd]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various birds of paradise of the genera Ptiloris and Craspedophora, such as C. magnifica (magnificent riflebird)
[from its call, compared to a whistling bullet]
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Noun1.riflebirdriflebird - velvety black Australian bird of paradise with green and purple iridescence on head and tail
Ptloris paradisea
bird of paradise - any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed birds of the New Guinea area


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