Thunderbird

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Thunderbird \Thun"der*bird`\, n. (Zool.)
     An Australian insectivorous singing bird ({Pachycephala
     gutturalis}). The male is conspicuously marked with black and
     yellow, and has a black crescent on the breast. Called also
     {white-throated thickhead}, {orange-breasted thrust},
     {black-crowned thrush}, {guttural thrush}, and


     {black-breasted flycatcher}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  thunderbird
       n : (mythology) the spirit of thunder and lightning believed by
           some Native Americans to take the shape of a great bird