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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bird of paradise

▶noun

1 (pl. birds of paradise) a tropical Australasian bird, the male of which is noted for the beauty of its plumage and its spectacular courtship display. [Family Paradisaeidae: many species.]

2 (also bird of paradise flower) a southern African plant which bears a showy flower with a long projecting tongue. [Strelitzia regina and related species.]

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