Thunderbird
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈθʌndə.bɜːd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Thunderbird is a noun meaning (mythology) A mythological bird, often associated with stormy weather, especially in various indigenous North American mythologies.
Meaning
(mythology) A mythological bird, often associated with stormy weather, especially in various indigenous North American mythologies.
More Meanings
- 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.
Example Sentences
A man there was, grim his expression, just like a Thunderbird his features were frightening.
The Thunderbird, one of the most powerful symbols of Indigenous American mythology, borrows heavily from eagle features.
Candace Thomas, a Tsleil-Waututh artist, provided the design for the crosswalk which now spans the intersection of Dollarton Highway and Sleil-Waututh Road. It depicts a thunderbird embracing both residential school survivors and missing and murdered Indigenous women, according to the news release.
Word Forms
- thunderbirds
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stormbird, firebird, werebird, turul, birdwoman, thornbird.
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