thunderbird

noun

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.”

   “The Thunderbird, one of the most powerful symbols of Indigenous American mythology, borrows heavily from eagle features.”

   “Candace Thomas, a Tsleil-Waututh artist, provided the design for the crosswalk which now spans the intersection of Dollarton Highway and Sleil-Waututh Road. It depicts a thunderbird embracing both residential school survivors and missing and murdered Indigenous women, according to the news release.”

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

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