superb bird of paradise
noun
A New Guinea bird of paradise, Lophorhina superba, the male of which is chiefly black with an iridescent blue-green breast shield and a black mantle or cape, both of which are erected and spread in a spectacular courtship display.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Universal System of Natural History.
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