"thunderbird" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈθʌndə.bɜːd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈθʌndɚ.bɝd/ [General-American] Forms: thunderbirds [plural]
Etymology: From thunder + bird. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|thunder|bird}} thunder + bird Head templates: {{en-noun}} thunderbird (plural thunderbirds)
  1. (mythology) A mythological bird, often associated with stormy weather, especially in various indigenous North American mythologies. Categories (topical): Mythology, Mythological creatures Translations (mythological bird): Donnavogl [masculine] (Bavarian), 雷鳥 (Chinese Mandarin), 雷鸟 (léiniǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), dondervogel [masculine] (Dutch), tondrobirdo (Esperanto), kõuelind (Estonian), ukkoslintu (Finnish), oiseau-tonnerre [masculine] (French), Donnervogel [masculine] (German), mennydörgésmadár (Hungarian), uccello del tuono [masculine] (Italian), 雷神鳥 (raijinchō) (alt: らいじんちょう) (Japanese), 천둥새 (cheondungsae) (Korean), griausmapaukštis [masculine] (Lithuanian), громовая птица (gromovaja ptica) [feminine] (Russian), pájaro del trueno [masculine] (Spanish), åskfågel [common-gender] (Swedish), ธันเดอร์เบิร์ด (tan-dêr bèrt) (Thai), tongerfûgel [common-gender] (West Frisian)
    Sense id: en-thunderbird-en-noun-i5rUYETm Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 73 27 Categories (other): Terms with Bavarian translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with West Frisian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Bavarian translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with West Frisian translations: 59 41 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'mythological bird': 99 1
  2. 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. Categories (lifeform): Birds, Corvoid birds
    Sense id: en-thunderbird-en-noun-8ye21m87 Disambiguation of Birds: 30 70 Disambiguation of Corvoid birds: 26 74 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bavarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Bavarian translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 51 49

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    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "mythological bird",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "åskfågel"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "tan-dêr bèrt",
      "sense": "mythological bird",
      "word": "ธันเดอร์เบิร์ด"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "mythological bird",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "tongerfûgel"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "thunderbird"
  ],
  "word": "thunderbird"
}

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