bird of paradise
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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”).
noun birds of paradise · bird-of-paradise
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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.
Similar: paradise bird
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A showy tropical flower of the genus Strelitzia, native to South Africa.
Similar: bird of paradise flower, bird of paradise plant, crane flower, crane lily
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noun bird
| Español | ave del paraíso |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 風鳥 fūchō, 極楽鳥 gokuraku-chō |
| 中文 | 極樂鳥 /极乐鸟 jílèniǎo, 天堂鳥 /天堂鸟 tiāntángniǎo, 風鳥 /风鸟 fēngniǎo |
| Português | ave-do-paraíso |
| Français | paradisier, oiseau de paradis |
| Deutsch | Paradiesvogel |
| Italiano | paradisea |
| Română | pasărea paradisului |
| Русский | ра́йская пти́ца rájskaja ptíca |
| Tiếng Việt | chim thiên đường |
noun flower
| Español | ave del paraíso |
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| 日本語 | 極楽鳥花 gokurakuchō-ka, ストレリチア sutorerichia, バード オブ パラダイス bādo obu paradaisu |
| 中文 | 鶴望蘭 /鹤望兰 hèwànglán, 天堂鳥花 /天堂鸟花 tiāntángniǎo-huā |
| Português | estrelítzia |
| Deutsch | Paradiesvogelblume, Strelitzie |
| Română | pasărea paradisului |
| Русский | стрели́ция strelícija, стрели́тция strelítcija |
| Tiếng Việt | thiên điểu, chim thiên đường |
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title = {bird of paradise},
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year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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