BIRD OF PARADISE

Meaning of BIRD OF PARADISE in English

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For, to the romantic, the bird of paradise is much more exciting than the humble house sparrow.

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What about the bird of paradise itself, the rightful owner of the plumes?

Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary. Дополнительный английский словарь Longman DOCE5. 2012

BIRD OF PARADISE — Date: 1595 any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed oscine birds (family Paradisaeidae) chiefly of New Guinea and neighboring islands
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BIRD-OF-PARADISE — noun Date: circa 1884 an ornamental plant ( Strelitzia reginae of the family Strelitziaceae) native to southern Africa that has …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BIRD-OF-PARADISE — I Any of about 40 species (family Paradisaeidae) of small to medium-size forest birds that are rivaled by only a …
Английский словарь Британика
BIRD-OF-PARADISE — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ noun or bird-of-paradise flower Etymology: bird of paradise 1. : an ornamental bananalike plant ( Strelitzia reginae ) having …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BIRD OF PARADISE — 1. : any of a number of birds of the family Paradisaeidae inhabiting New Guinea and the adjacent islands notable …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BIRD OF PARADISE — () The name of several very beautiful birds of the genus Paradisea and allied genera, inhabiting New Guinea and the …
Английский словарь Webster
BIRD OF PARADISE — The name of several very beautiful birds of the genus Paradisea and allied genera, inhabiting New Guinea and the adjacent …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BIRD OF PARADISE — Astron. the constellation Apus. [ 1650-60 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BIRD-OF-PARADISE — /berrd"euhv par"euh duys', -duyz'/ , n. , pl. birds-of-paradise . 1. Also called bird-of-paradise flower . any of several plants …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BIRD OF PARADISE — any of several passerine birds of the family Paradisaeidae, of New Guinea and adjacent islands, the males of which have …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BIRD OF PARADISE — perennial tropical plant that is native to Africa and bears a bright orange flower resembling a bird; bird belonging to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BIRD OF PARADISE — Date: 1595 : any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed oscine birds (family Paradisaeidae) chiefly of New Guinea and neighboring islands
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BIRD-OF-PARADISE — Date: circa 1884 : an ornamental plant ( Strelitzia reginae of the family Strelitziaceae) native to southern Africa that has …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BIRD OF PARADISE — the name of several very beautiful birds of the genus paradisea and allied genera, inhabiting new guinea and the adjacent …
Webster English vocab
BIRD-OF-PARADISE — Function: noun Date: circa 1884 : an ornamental plant ( Strelitzia reginae of the family Strelitziaceae) native to southern Africa …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BIRD OF PARADISE — 1595 : any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed oscine birds (family Paradisaeidae) chiefly of New Guinea and neighboring islands
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BIRD OF PARADISE — ■ noun 1》 ( plural birds of paradise ) a tropical Australasian bird, the male of which is noted for …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BIRD-OF-PARADISE — [bird-of-paradise] n (ca. 1884): an ornamental plant (Strelitzia reginae of the family Strelitziaceae) having scapes of orange or yellow and …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BIRD OF PARADISE — [bird of paradise] (1638): any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed oscine birds (family Paradiseidae) of the New Guinea area
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BIRD-OF-PARADISE — (family Paradisaeidae) any of about 40 species of small to medium-sized forest birds (order Passeriformes). They are rivalled only by …
Britannica English vocabulary
BIRD OF PARADISE — noun ( pl. birds of paradise ) a bird with very bright feathers, found mainly in New Guinea
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIRD OF PARADISE — ˌbird of ˈparadise BrE AmE noun ( plural birds of paradise ) [countable] 1 . a brightly coloured bird from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BIRD OF PARADISE — ( birds of paradise) A bird of paradise is a songbird which is found mainly in New Guinea. The male …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIRD OF PARADISE — (birds of paradise) A ~ is a songbird which is found mainly in New Guinea. The male birds have very …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BIRD-OF-PARADISE — or crane flower Ornamental plant ( Strelitzia reginae ) of the family Strelitziaceae. All five species of the genus Strelitzia …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BIRD-OF-PARADISE — Any of about 40 species (family Paradisaeidae) of small to medium-size forest birds that are rivaled by only a few …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BIRD OF PARADISE — (зоология) райская птица (Paradisea)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BIRD OF PARADISE — Райские птицы
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BIRD OF PARADISE — зоол. райская птица ( Paradisea )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BIRD OF PARADISE — зоол.райская птица
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BIRD OF PARADISE — зоол. райская птица ( Paradisea )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
BIRD OF PARADISE — зоол. райская птица ( Paradisea )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BIRD OF PARADISE — райская птица
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BIRD OF PARADISE — райская птица
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BIRD OF PARADISE — зоол. райская птица
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BIRD OF PARADISE — зоол. райская птица
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BIRD OF PARADISE — _n. _зоол. райская птица
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BIRD OF PARADISE — n. зоол. райская птица
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
BIRD OF PARADISE — райская птица
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
BIRD OF PARADISE — _n. _зоол. райская птица
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
BIRD OF PARADISE — Райская Птица
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
BIRD OF PARADISE — (зоология) райская птица (Paradisea)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PARADISE — Jannah
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
PARADISE — ~ (-ic)
English interlingue dictionary
PARADISE — paraiso
English-Visayan vocabulary
BIRD — I Any of the warm-blooded, beaked A covering of feather s distinguishes birds from all other animals. Birds have a …
Английский словарь Британика
BIRD
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PARADISE — ˈparəˌdīs also ˈper- or -īz noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English paradis, from Old French, from Late Latin paradisus, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BIRD
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PARADISE — noun a churchyard or cemetery. 2. paradise ·noun the abode of sanctified souls after death. 3. paradise ·noun the garden …
Webster English vocab
BIRD — noun fig.: a girl; a maiden. 2. bird ·vi to catch or shoot birds. 3. bird ·noun specifically, among sportsmen, …
Webster English vocab
PARADISE — [ 'parədʌɪs ] ■ noun 1》 (in some religions) heaven as the ultimate abode of the just. ↘( Paradise ) …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BIRD — [bird] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE bridd] (bef. 12c) 1 archaic: the young of a feathered vertebrate 2: any …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PARADISE — in religion, a place of exceptional happiness and delight. The term paradise is often used as a synonym for the …
Britannica English vocabulary
BIRD — warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, unique in having feathers and forelimbs modified into wings. The dispersal of birds is …
Britannica English vocabulary
PARADISE — paradise, P\~ BrE AmE ˈpær ə daɪs ˈper-, -daɪz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BIRD — bird, Bird BrE AmE bɜːd AmE bɝːd ▷ birding ˈbɜːd ɪŋ AmE ˈbɝːd ɪŋ ▷ birds bɜːdz AmE \ bɝːdz …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PARADISE — / ˈpærədaɪs; NAmE / noun 1. (often Paradise ) [ U ] (in some religions) a perfect place where people …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIRD — / bɜːd; NAmE bɜːrd/ noun 1. a creature that is covered with feathers and has two wings and two legs. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARADISE — par ‧ a ‧ dise /ˈpærədaɪs/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Late Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BIRD
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PARADISE — n. 1 (in some religions) heaven as the ultimate abode of the just. 2 a place or state of complete …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BIRD — n. 1 a feathered vertebrate with a beak, with two wings and two feet, egg-laying and usu. able to fly. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PARADISE — n. 1 (in some religions) heaven as the ultimate abode of the just. 2 a place or state of complete …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary

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