thunderbird
Pronunciation: /ˈθʌndə.bɜːd/
The English word “thunderbird” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- A mythological bird, often associated with stormy weather, especially in various indigenous North American mythologies.
- The golden whistler, an Australian insectivorous songbird (Pachycephala pectoralis, formerly Pachycephala gutturalis), whose male is conspicuously marked with black and yellow, and has a black crescent on the breast.
Etymology
From thunder + bird.
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