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riflebird

/ ˈraɪfəlˌbɜːd /

noun

  1. any of various birds of paradise of the genera Ptiloris and Craspedophora , such as C. magnifica ( magnificent riflebird )


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Word History and Origins

Origin of riflebird1

from its call, compared to a whistling bullet

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