English Explanatory Dictionary

Wilson's bird of paradise

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Diphyllodes respublica, a passerine bird of the family Paradisaeidae.

Word forms

Wilson's bird of paradise Wilson's birds of paradise Wilson's bird-of-paradise

Etymology

Named after British ornithologist Edward Wilson, who procured a trade specimen.

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