Paradisea apoda

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Apod \Ap"od\, Apode \Ap"ode\, n.; pl. {Apods}or {Apodes}. [Gr.
   ?, ?, footless; 'a priv. + ?, ?, foot.] (Zool.)
   One of certain animals that have no feet or footlike organs;
   esp. one of certain fabulous birds which were said to have no
   feet.
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   Note: The bird of paradise formerly had the name {Paradisea
         apoda}, being supposed to have no feet, as these were
         wanting in the specimens first obtained from the East
         Indies.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Bird of paradise \Bird" of par"a*dise\ (Zool.)
   The name of several very beautiful birds of the genus
   {Paradisea} and allied genera, inhabiting New Guinea and the
   adjacent islands. The males have brilliant colors, elegant
   plumes, and often remarkable tail feathers.
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   Note: The {Great emerald} ({Paradisea apoda}) and the {Lesser
         emerald} ({Paradisea minor}) furnish many of the plumes
         used as ornaments by ladies; the {Red bird of paradise}
         is {Paradisea rubra} or {Paradisea sanguinea}; the
         {Golden bird of paradise} is {Parotia aurea} or
         {Parotia sexsetacea}; the {King bird of paradise} is
         {Cincinnurus regius}. The name is also applied to the
         longer-billed birds of another related group
         ({Epimachin[ae]}) from the same region. The
         {Twelve-wired bird of paradise} ({Seleucides alba}) is
         one of these. See {Paradise bird}, and Note under
         {Apod}.
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