bird of paradise en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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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”).
Meanings
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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.
She had a jonquil silk pelisse, a bonnet of the same colour, with a bird of paradise plume, looking very much like an illuminated butterfly.
1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XIV, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 187:
- A showy tropical flower of the genus Strelitzia, native to South Africa.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| birds of paradise | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| bird-of-paradise | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Goldie's bird of paradise · standardwing bird of paradise · magnificent bird of paradise · red bird of paradise · king bird of paradise · Raggiana bird of paradise · lesser bird of paradise · greater bird of paradise · paradise-crow · twelve-wired bird of paradise · King-of-Saxony bird of paradise · blue bird of paradise · Wilson's bird of paradise · emperor bird of paradise
Synonyms
crane flower · crane lily · bird of paradise plant · paradise bird · bird of paradise flower
Translations (65)
tr cennet kuşu (bird) · fi paratiisilintu (bird) · es ave del paraíso (flower) · cmn 鶴望蘭 /鹤望兰 (flower) · it paradisea (bird) · de Paradiesvogel (bird) · cmn 風鳥 /风鸟 (bird) · ru стрели́ция (flower) · mn диваажингийн шувуу (bird) · gl ave do paraíso (flower) · ja ストレリチア (flower) · sv paradisfågel (bird) · pl rajski ptak (bird) · id cenderawasih (bird) · fr oiseau de paradis (bird) · mn энхжингийн шувуу (bird) · ru ра́йская пти́ца (bird) · de Strelitzie (flower) · de Paradiesvogelblume (flower) · kk жұмақ құсы (bird) · vi chim thiên đường (bird) · mn жаргалант шувуу (bird) · mn ᠵᠢᠷᠭᠠᠯᠠᠩᠲᠤ ᠰᠢᠪᠠᠭᠤ (bird) · nl paradijsvogel (bird) · cs strelicie (flower) · da paradisfugl (bird) · ja バード オブ パラダイス (flower) · ksd kumul (specifically Raggiana bird-of-paradise) (bird) · ota جنت قوشی (bird) · vo paradit (bird) · tl ibon ng paraiso (bird) · pt estrelítzia (flower) · ga éan parthais (bird) · mn ᠡᠩᠬᠡᠵᠢᠨ ᠦᠨ ᠰᠢᠪᠠᠭᠤ (bird) · mn диваажингийн шувуу (flower) · fi kolibrikukka (flower) · ja 極楽鳥花 (flower) · es ave del paraíso (bird) · fr paradisier (bird) · ja 風鳥 (bird) · ro pasărea paradisului (bird) · tpi kumul (bird) · mk ра́јска пти́ца (bird) · vi thiên điểu (flower) · ro pasărea paradisului (flower) · kk стрелиция (flower) · nv tsídii bitʼaʼ hózhóón (bird) · ca ocell del paradís (bird) · ca flor d'ocell (flower) · ru стрели́тция (flower) · pt ave-do-paraíso (bird) · cmn 天堂鳥 /天堂鸟 (bird) · cs rajka (bird) · nn paradisfugl (bird) · nb paradisfugl (bird) · vi chim thiên đường (flower) · mn ᠳ᠋ᠸᠠᠪᠠᠵᠠᠨ ᠦᠨ ᠰᠢᠪᠠᠭᠤ (bird) · cmn 極樂鳥 /极乐鸟 (bird) · ja 極楽鳥 (bird) · ms cenderawasih (bird) · cmn 天堂鳥花 /天堂鸟花 (flower) · mwp kakayam (bird) · pl cudowronka (bird) · gl ave do paraíso (bird) · mn ᠳ᠋ᠸᠠᠪᠠᠵᠠᠨ ᠦᠨ ᠰᠢᠪᠠᠭᠤ (flower)
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