RIFLEBIRD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does riflebird mean? 

• RIFLEBIRD (noun)
  The noun RIFLEBIRD has 1 sense:

1. velvety black Australian bird of paradise with green and purple iridescence on head and tail

  Familiarity information: RIFLEBIRD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RIFLEBIRD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Velvety black Australian bird of paradise with green and purple iridescence on head and tail

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Ptloris paradisea; riflebird

Hypernyms ("riflebird" is a kind of...):

bird of paradise (any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed birds of the New Guinea area)