thunderbird

Noun (1)

thunderbird (plural thunderbirds)

1. A mythological bird, often associated with stormy weather, especially in various indigenous North American mythologies.
   • A man there was, grim his expression, just like a Thunderbird his features were frightening.1999, Andrew George, transl., Gilgamesh, section VII
   • The Thunderbird, one of the most powerful symbols of Indigenous American mythology, borrows heavily from eagle features.2021, Peter Cavanagh, “1. Eagles”, in 100 Flying Birds: Photographing the Mechanics of Flight, →ISBN, page 15
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.

Noun (2) capitalized: Thunderbird

UK/ˈθʌndə(ɹ).bɜː(ɹ)d/

Thunderbird (plural Thunderbirds)

1. Alternative letter-case form of thunderbird.
2. (UK) A locomotive stored at a strategic point on the network so as to be available to quickly rescue a failed train.

Proper noun capitalized: Thunderbird

UK/ˈθʌndə(ɹ).bɜː(ɹ)d/

Thunderbird

1. Mozilla Thunderbird.
2. (US) Ford Thunderbird.