thunderbird

See also: Thunderbird

English

Etymology

thunder +‎ bird

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈθʌndə.bɜːd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈθʌndɚ.bɝd/
• Hyphenation: thun‧der‧bird

Noun

thunderbird (plural thunderbirds)

1. (mythology) A mythological bird, often associated with stormy weather, especially in various indigenous North American mythologies.
   • 1999, Andrew George, transl., Gilgamesh, section VII:

     A man there was, grim his expression, just like a Thunderbird his features were frightening.

2. 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.

Translations

mythological bird

• Bavarian: Donnavogl m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 雷鳥／雷鸟 (zh) (léiniǎo)

• Dutch: dondervogel m
• Esperanto: tondrobirdo
• Estonian: kõuelind
• Finnish: ukkoslintu
• French: oiseau-tonnerre (fr) m
• German: Donnervogel (de) m
• Hungarian: mennydörgésmadár
• Italian: uccello del tuono m
• Japanese: 雷神鳥 (らいじんちょう, raijinchō)
• Korean: 천둥새 (cheondungsae)
• Lithuanian: griausmapaukštis m
• Russian: громовая птица f (gromovaja ptica)
• Spanish: pájaro del trueno m
• Swedish: åskfågel c
• Thai: ธันเดอร์เบิร์ด (tan-dêr bèrt)
• West Frisian: tongerfûgel c