Thunderbird

Definitions

1. A mythological bird, often associated with stormy weather, especially in various indigenous North American mythologies.
2. Alternative letter-case form of thunderbird.
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3. Mozilla Thunderbird.
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
6. Ford Thunderbird.
   US

Equivalents

Examples

“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⟳.”

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