See Also: manucode(medicine)
manucode(dictionary)

manucode (iou)



manucode noun. M19.
[French from mod. Latin manucodiata from Malay manuk dewata bird of the gods. Cf. MANUCODIATA.]
A bird of paradise; spec. any of several blue-black birds of the genus Manucodia, of New Guinea, esp. the trumpet-bird (also found in Queensland, Australia).