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lightning bird

lightning bird noun: a mythological creature in South African tribal folklore: a large, vampiric, black and white bird that can summon thunder and lightning and is said to consume blood and to seduce women in the form of a man.

Noun

lightning bird (plural lightning birds)

  1. A mythological creature in South African tribal folklore: a large, vampiric, black and white bird that can summon thunder and lightning and is said to consume blood and to seduce women in the form of a man.
    Synonyms:
    impundulu

Synonyms of lightning bird

Forms of lightning bird

plurallightning birds

Questions about lightning bird

What does lightning bird mean?
Lightning bird means a mythological creature in South African tribal folklore: a large, vampiric, black and white bird that can summon thunder and lightning and is said to consume blood and to seduce women in the form of a man.
What part of speech is lightning bird?
Lightning bird is a noun.
What is the plural of lightning bird?
The plural of lightning bird is lightning birds.

Words near lightning bird in the dictionary

  1. lightning
  2. lightning arrester
  3. lightning arresters
  4. lightning beetle
  5. lightning beetles
  6. lightning bird
  7. lightning birds
  8. lightning bolt
  9. lightning bolts
  10. lightning bruiser
  11. lightning bug

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