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riflebird
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun riflebird has 1 sense
- riflebird(n = noun.animal) ptloris paradisea - velvety black Australian bird of paradise with green and purple iridescence on head and tail; Array is a kind of bird of paradise
CIDE DICTIONARY
riflebird, n.
Any one of several species of beautiful birds of Australia and New Guinea, of the genera Ptiloris and Craspidophora , allied to the paradise birds. [1913 Webster]
" The largest and best known species is Ptiloris paradisea of Australia. Its general color is rich velvety brown, glossed with lilac; the under parts are varied with rich olive green, and the head, throat, and two middle tail feathers are brilliant metallic green."
[1913 Webster]
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