What does "thunderbird" mean?

A mythological bird, often associated with stormy weather, especially in various indigenous North American mythologies.

How do you pronounce "thunderbird"?

Pronounced //ˈθʌndə.bɜːd//.

//ˈθʌndə.bɜːd// name, noun

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Noun

1
A mythological bird, often associated with stormy weather, especially in various indigenous North American mythologies.
"A man there was, grim his expression, just like a Thunderbird his features were frightening."
2
Alternative letter-case form of thunderbird. alt-of
3
(mythology) the spirit of thunder and lightning believed by some Native Americans to take the shape of a great bird wordnet
4
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.
5
A locomotive stored at a strategic point on the network so as to be available to quickly rescue a failed train. UK