"bird of paradise" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: birds of paradise [plural]
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"." Head templates: {{en-noun|birds of paradise}} bird of paradise (plural birds of paradise)
  1. 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. Translations (bird): ocell del paradís [masculine] (Catalan), 極樂鳥 (Chinese Mandarin), 极乐鸟 (jílèniǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), 天堂鳥 (Chinese Mandarin), 天堂鸟 (tiāntángniǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), 風鳥 (Chinese Mandarin), 风鸟 (fēngniǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), rajka [feminine] (Czech), paradisfugl [common-gender] (Danish), paradijsvogel [masculine] (Dutch), paratiisilintu (Finnish), paradisier [masculine] (French), oiseau de paradis [masculine] (French), ave do paraíso [feminine] (Galician), Paradiesvogel [masculine] (German), éan parthais [masculine] (Irish), paradisea [feminine] (Italian), 風鳥 (fūchō) (alt: ふうちょう) (Japanese), 極楽鳥 (gokuraku-chō) (alt: ごくらくちょう) (Japanese), kakayam (Kala Lagaw Ya), жұмақ құсы (jūmaq qūsy) (Kazakh), ра́јска пти́ца (rájska ptíca) [feminine] (Macedonian), cenderawasih (Malay), энхжингийн шувуу (enxžingiin šuvuu) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), диваажингийн шувуу (divaažingiin šuvuu) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), жаргалант шувуу (žargalant šuvuu) [China, Cyrillic] (Mongolian), ᠡᠩᠬᠡᠵᠢᠨ ᠦᠨ ᠰᠢᠪᠠᠭᠤ (eŋkeǰin-ün sibaɣu) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), ᠳ᠋ᠸᠠᠪᠠᠵᠠᠨ ᠦᠨ ᠰᠢᠪᠠᠭᠤ (dwabaǰan-ün sibaɣu) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), ᠵᠢᠷᠭᠠᠯᠠᠩᠲᠤ ᠰᠢᠪᠠᠭᠤ (ǰirɣalaŋtu sibaɣu) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), tsídii bitʼaʼ hózhóón (Navajo), paradisfugl [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), paradisfugl [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), جنت قوشی (cennet kuşu) (Ottoman Turkish), rajski ptak [masculine] (Polish), cudowronka [feminine] (Polish), ave-do-paraíso [feminine] (Portuguese), pasărea paradisului [feminine] (Romanian), ра́йская пти́ца (rájskaja ptíca) [feminine] (Russian), ave del paraíso [masculine] (Spanish), paradisfågel [common-gender] (Swedish), ibon ng paraiso (Tagalog), kumul (Tok Pisin), cennet kuşu (Turkish), chim thiên đường (alt: 𪀄天堂) (Vietnamese), paradit (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-bird_of_paradise-en-noun-tm38DVDx Disambiguation of 'bird': 100 0
  2. A showy tropical flower of the genus Strelitzia, native to South Africa. Categories (lifeform): Corvoid birds, Flowers, Zingiberales order plants Synonyms: bird-of-paradise Derived forms: Wilson's bird of paradise Translations (flower): flor d'ocell [feminine] (Catalan), 鶴望蘭 (Chinese Mandarin), 鹤望兰 (hèwànglán) (Chinese Mandarin), 天堂鳥花 (Chinese Mandarin), 天堂鸟花 (tiāntángniǎo-huā) (Chinese Mandarin), strelicie [feminine] (Czech), kolibrikukka (Finnish), ave do paraíso [feminine] (Galician), 極楽鳥花 (gokurakuchō-ka) (Japanese), ストレリチア (sutorerichia) (Japanese), バード オブ パラダイス (bādo obu paradaisu) (Japanese), стрелиция (strelisiä) (Kazakh), диваажингийн шувуу (divaažingiin šuvuu) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), ᠳ᠋ᠸᠠᠪᠠᠵᠠᠨ ᠦᠨ ᠰᠢᠪᠠᠭᠤ (dwabaǰan-ün sibaɣu) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), estrelítzia [feminine] (Portuguese), pasărea paradisului [feminine] (Romanian), ave del paraíso [masculine] (Spanish), thiên điểu (alt: 天鳥) (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-bird_of_paradise-en-noun-Rnmd2RAN Disambiguation of Corvoid birds: 43 57 Disambiguation of Flowers: 22 78 Disambiguation of Zingiberales order plants: 24 76 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 28 72 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 27 73 Disambiguation of 'flower': 0 100

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          "roman": "cennet kuşu",
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          "lang": "Polish",
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          "sense": "bird",
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          "word": "paradisfågel"
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          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "bird",
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          "alt": "𪀄天堂",
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          "sense": "bird",
          "word": "chim thiên đường"
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          "word": "pasărea paradisului"
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          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "flower",
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          "alt": "天鳥",
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          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "flower",
          "word": "thiên điểu"
        }
      ]
    }
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    "Antonio Pigafetta",
    "Ferdinand Magellan"
  ],
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}
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      "word": "bird-of-paradise"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ocell del paradís"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "極樂鳥"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jílèniǎo",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "极乐鸟"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "天堂鳥"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tiāntángniǎo",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "天堂鸟"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "風鳥"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fēngniǎo",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "风鸟"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "rajka"
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    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
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      "word": "paradisfugl"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paradijsvogel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "paratiisilintu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paradisier"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oiseau de paradis"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ave do paraíso"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Paradiesvogel"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "éan parthais"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "paradisea"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ふうちょう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "fūchō",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "風鳥"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ごくらくちょう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "gokuraku-chō",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "極楽鳥"
    },
    {
      "code": "mwp",
      "lang": "Kala Lagaw Ya",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "kakayam"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "jūmaq qūsy",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "жұмақ құсы"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "rájska ptíca",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ра́јска пти́ца"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "cenderawasih"
    },
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      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "enxžingiin šuvuu",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "энхжингийн шувуу"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
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      "roman": "divaažingiin šuvuu",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
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      "word": "диваажингийн шувуу"
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      "code": "mn",
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      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
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        "Cyrillic"
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      "word": "жаргалант шувуу"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "eŋkeǰin-ün sibaɣu",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "Mongolian"
      ],
      "word": "ᠡᠩᠬᠡᠵᠢᠨ ᠦᠨ ᠰᠢᠪᠠᠭᠤ"
    },
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      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "dwabaǰan-ün sibaɣu",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "Mongolian"
      ],
      "word": "ᠳ᠋ᠸᠠᠪᠠᠵᠠᠨ ᠦᠨ ᠰᠢᠪᠠᠭᠤ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
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      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "Mongolian"
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    },
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      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "tsídii bitʼaʼ hózhóón"
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      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "paradisfugl"
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      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "code": "ota",
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      "word": "جنت قوشی"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rajski ptak"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cudowronka"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ave-do-paraíso"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pasărea paradisului"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rájskaja ptíca",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ра́йская пти́ца"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ave del paraíso"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "paradisfågel"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "ibon ng paraiso"
    },
    {
      "code": "tpi",
      "lang": "Tok Pisin",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "kumul"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "cennet kuşu"
    },
    {
      "alt": "𪀄天堂",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "chim thiên đường"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "paradit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "flower",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "flor d'ocell"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "flower",
      "word": "鶴望蘭"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hèwànglán",
      "sense": "flower",
      "word": "鹤望兰"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "flower",
      "word": "天堂鳥花"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tiāntángniǎo-huā",
      "sense": "flower",
      "word": "天堂鸟花"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "flower",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "strelicie"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "flower",
      "word": "kolibrikukka"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "flower",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ave do paraíso"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "gokurakuchō-ka",
      "sense": "flower",
      "word": "極楽鳥花"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sutorerichia",
      "sense": "flower",
      "word": "ストレリチア"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "bādo obu paradaisu",
      "sense": "flower",
      "word": "バード オブ パラダイス"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "strelisiä",
      "sense": "flower",
      "word": "стрелиция"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "divaažingiin šuvuu",
      "sense": "flower",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "диваажингийн шувуу"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "dwabaǰan-ün sibaɣu",
      "sense": "flower",
      "tags": [
        "Mongolian"
      ],
      "word": "ᠳ᠋ᠸᠠᠪᠠᠵᠠᠨ ᠦᠨ ᠰᠢᠪᠠᠭᠤ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "flower",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "estrelítzia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "flower",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pasărea paradisului"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "flower",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ave del paraíso"
    },
    {
      "alt": "天鳥",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "flower",
      "word": "thiên điểu"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Antonio Pigafetta",
    "Ferdinand Magellan"
  ],
  "word": "bird of paradise"
}

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