Thunderbird

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: thun + der + bird
• UK IPA: /ˈθʌndÉ™(ɹ).bəː(ɹ)d/

Origin

From thunder + bird.

Full definition of thunderbird

Noun

1. (mythology) A mythological bird, often associated with stormy weather, especially in various indigenous North American mythologies.
• 1999, Andrew George, translating Gilgamesh, VII:A man there was, grim his expression, just like a Thunderbird his features were frightening.
2. An Australian insectivorous songbird (Pachycephala gutturalis), whose male is conspicuously marked with black and yellow, and has a black crescent on the breast.