manucodiata

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manucodiata (plural manucodiatas)

  1. (obsolete) A bird of paradise (family Paradisaeidae).
    • 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book II, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 75:
      "Wherefore Scaliger admitting that the Manucodiata is perpetually on the wing in the Aire, he must of necessity admit also that manner of Incubation that Cardan describes; else how could their generations continue?"
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