"riflebird" meaning in All languages combined

See riflebird on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: riflebirds [plural]
Etymology: rifle + bird, from the resemblance of their black and green plumage to the uniform of early nineteenth-century British army riflemen. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|rifle|bird}} rifle + bird Head templates: {{en-noun}} riflebird (plural riflebirds)
  1. Any of four species of birds of paradise in the genus Ptiloris. Wikipedia link: riflebird Categories (lifeform): Corvoid birds

Inflected forms

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