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Superb warber
(gcide) | Superb \Su*perb"\, a. [F. superbe, L. superbus, fr. super over.
See Super-.]
1. Grand; magnificent; august; stately; as, a superb edifice;
a superb colonnade.
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2. Rich; elegant; as, superb furniture or decorations.
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3. Showy; excellent; grand; as, a superb exhibition.
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Superb paradise bird (Zool.), a bird of paradise
(Paradisaea superba syn. Lophorina superba) having the
scapulars erectile, and forming a large ornamental tuft on
each shoulder, and a large gorget of brilliant feathers on
the breast . The color is deep violet, or nearly black,
with brilliant green reflections. The gorget is bright
metallic green.
Superb warber. (Zool.) See Blue wren, under Wren.
[1913 Webster] -- Su*perb"ly, adv. -- Su*perb"ness, n.
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