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PROMEROPS
Prom
"e *rops, n.
Etym:
[
NL.
,
fr.
Gr.
(Zoöl.)
Defn:
Any
one
of
several
species
of
very
brilliant
birds
belonging
to
Promerops,
Epimarchus,
and
allied
genera,
closely
related
to
the
paradise
birds,
and
mostly
native
of
New
Guinea.
They
have
a
long
curved
beak
and
a
long
graduated
tail.