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Firebird

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A scarlet tanager (Piranga olivacea). (This species is now classified as belonging to the cardinal family: Cardinalidae)
  2. 2
    tropical American flycatcher found as far north as southern Texas and Arizona; adult male has bright scarlet and black plumage wordnet
  3. 3
    A Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula).
  4. 4
    eastern subspecies of northern oriole wordnet
  5. 5
    A vermilion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus).
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  1. 6
    the male is bright red with black wings and tail wordnet
  2. 7
    A magical and prophetic glowing or burning bird from a faraway land, which is both a blessing and a harbinger of doom to its captor

Etymology

From fire + bird, so called because of their bright red or orange plumage.

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