thunderbird en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈθʌndɚ.bɝd/ (General-American)
- /ˈθʌndə.bɜːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From thunder + bird.
Meanings
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A mythological bird, often associated with stormy weather, especially in various indigenous North American mythologies.
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.
2025 September 25, Edzi'u Loverin, “Every Child Matters crosswalk at Tsleil-Waututh Nation one of several to be unveiled in Metro Vancouver”, in CBC News:The Thunderbird, one of the most powerful symbols of Indigenous American mythology, borrows heavily from eagle features.
2021, Peter Cavanagh, “1. Eagles”, in 100 Flying Birds: Photographing the Mechanics of Flight, →ISBN, page 15:A man there was, grim his expression, just like a Thunderbird his features were frightening.
1999, Andrew George, transl., Gilgamesh, section VII:
- 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| thunderbirds | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (22)
eo tondrobirdo (mythological bird) · et kõuelind (mythological bird) · it uccello del tuono (mythological bird) · fr oiseau-tonnerre (mythological bird) · bar Donnavogl (mythological bird) · hu mennydörgésmadár (mythological bird) · nv iiʼniʼ (mythological bird) · cmn 雷鳥 /雷鸟 (mythological bird) · es pájaro del trueno (mythological bird) · ja 雷神鳥 (mythological bird) · ko 천둥새 (mythological bird) · lkt wakíŋyaŋ (mythological bird) · de Donnervogel (mythological bird) · fi ukkoslintu (mythological bird) · nv atsálei (mythological bird) · ru громовая птица (mythological bird) · fy tongerfûgel (mythological bird) · th ธันเดอร์เบิร์ด (mythological bird) · apw idiʼnii dlǫ́ʼ (mythological bird) · sv åskfågel (mythological bird) · nl dondervogel (mythological bird) · lt griausmapaukštis (mythological bird)