"deathbird" meaning in All languages combined

See deathbird on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: deathbirds [plural]
Etymology: From a superstition of some North American Indians that it presages death. Compare Salentino Sicilian oceddu de la morte (“owl”, literally “death bird”) and Malagasy vorondolo (“owl”, literally “ghost bird”). Etymology templates: {{cog|scn|oceddu de la morte|lit=death bird|t=owl}} Sicilian oceddu de la morte (“owl”, literally “death bird”), {{cog|mg|vorondolo|lit=ghost bird|t=owl}} Malagasy vorondolo (“owl”, literally “ghost bird”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} deathbird (plural deathbirds)
  1. Tengmalm's owl (Nyctala tengmalmi) Categories (lifeform): Owls

Inflected forms

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