THUNDERBIRD


Meaning of THUNDERBIRD in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

1. : an Australian whistler ( Pachycephala pectoralis ) that in the male is marked with black and yellow and has a black crescent on the breast

2.

a. : a mythical bird believed by American Indians to cause lightning and thunder that is frequently a supernatural eagle conceived as the spirit or god of thunder and rain

b. : a figure of a bird with outstretched wings common in aboriginal No. American art

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