thunderbird
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thunderbird
thun·der·bird
(thŭn′dər-bûrd′)n.
A spirit of thunder, lightning, and rain in the form of a huge bird in the mythology of certain Native American peoples.
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thunderbird
(ˈθʌndəˌbɜːd)n
(Non-European Myth & Legend) a legendary bird that produces thunder, lightning, and rain according to the folk belief of several North American Indian peoples
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thun•der•bird
(ˈθʌn dərˌbɜrd)n.
(in the mythology of some North American Indians) a huge eaglelike bird capable of producing thunder, lightning, and rain.
[1820–30]
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Noun 1. [画像:thunderbird - (mythology) the spirit of thunder and lightning believed by some Native Americans to take the shape of a great bird]thunderbird - (mythology) the spirit of thunder and lightning believed by some Native Americans to take the shape of a great bird
mythology - myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person
disembodied spirit, spirit - any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings
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