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Definition of Parotia

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Parotia aurea or sexsetacea
Bird of paradise Bird" of par"a*dise (Zo["o]l.) 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. Note: The Great emerald (Paradisea apoda) and the Lesser emerald (P. minor) furnish many of the plumes used as ornaments by ladies; the Red is P. rubra or sanguinea; the Golden is Parotia aurea or sexsetacea; the King 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 (Seleucides alba) is one of these. See Paradise bird, and Note under Apod.

Meaning of Parotia from wikipedia

- Western parotia, Parotia sefilata Carola's parotia, Parotia carolae Bronze parotia, Parotia berlepschi Lawes's parotia, Parotia lawesii Eastern parotia, Parotia...
- birds-of-paradise, to be 10 million years ago. The second clade includes the parotias and the King of Saxony bird-of-paradise. The third clade provisionally...
- western or Arfak parotia (Parotia sefilata) is a medium-sized, approximately 33 cm long, bird-of-paradise with a medium-length tail. Parotia comes from the...
- Carola's parotia (/kəˈroʊlɑːz pəˈroʊtiə/, Parotia carolae), also known as Queen Carola's six-wired bird-of-paradise or Queen Carola's parotia, is a species...
- The bronze parotia (Parotia berlepschi), also known as the Foja parotia, Berlepsch's parotia or Berlepsch's six-wired bird-of-paradise, is a species of...
- Lawes's parotia (Parotia lawesii), is a medium-sized (up to 27 cm long) p****erine of the bird-of-paradise family, Paradisaeidae. It is distributed and...
- Wahnes's parotia (Parotia wahnesi) is a medium-sized p****erine of the bird-of-paradise family (Paradisaeidae). This species is distributed and endemic...
- Saxony, Albert of Saxony, whose wife gave her name to the Queen Carola's parotia. The adult King of Saxony bird-of-paradise is approximately 22 cm long...
- The eastern parotia (Parotia helenae), also known as Helena's parotia, is a medium-sized p****erine of the bird-of-paradise family, Paradisaeidae, endemic...
- bird-of-paradise (Paradisornis rudolphi margaritae x Parotia l. lawesii). Sharpe's lobe-billed parotia (presumed Parotia sefilata x Paradigalla carunculata). Originally...