'Sericulus melinus' definitions:

Definition of 'Sericulus melinus'

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  • Regent \Re"gent\, n. [F. r['e]gent. See Regent, a.]
  • 1. One who rules or reigns; a governor; a ruler. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Especially, one invested with vicarious authority; one who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. One of a governing board; a trustee or overseer; a superintendent; a curator; as, the regents of the Smithsonian Institution. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Eng.Univ.) A resident master of arts of less than five years' standing, or a doctor of less than twwo. They were formerly privileged to lecture in the schools. [1913 Webster]
  • Regent bird (Zool.), a beautiful Australian bower bird (Sericulus melinus). The male has the head, neck, and large patches on the wings, bright golden yellow, and the rest of the plumage deep velvety black; -- so called in honor of the Prince of Wales (afterward George IV.), who was Prince Regent in the reign of George III.
  • The Regents of the University of the State of New York, the members of a corporate body called the University of New York. They have a certain supervisory power over the incorporated institution for Academic and higher education in the State. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Sericulus melinus'

From: GCIDE
  • Bower bird \Bow"er bird`\ (Zool.) An Australian bird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus or Ptilonorhynchus holosericeus), allied to the starling. The male constructs singular bowers or playhouses of twigs and decorates them with bright-colored objects to attract females; the satin bird. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: The name is also applied to other related birds of the same region, having similar habits; as, the {spotted bower bird} (Chalmydodera maculata), and the regent bird (Sericulus melinus). [1913 Webster]