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firebird
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fire·bird  (frbûrd)
n.
Any of various birds, such as the Baltimore oriole, having bright scarlet or orange plumage.

firebird [ˈfaɪəˌbɜːd]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Chiefly US any of various songbirds having a bright red plumage, esp the Baltimore oriole
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Noun1.firebird - the male is bright red with black wings and tailfirebird - the male is bright red with black wings and tail
tanager - any of numerous New World woodland birds having brightly colored males
genus Piranga, Piranga - a genus of Thraupidae
2.firebird - eastern subspecies of northern oriolefirebird - eastern subspecies of northern oriole
Icterus galbula, northern oriole - a kind of New World oriole
3.firebird - tropical American flycatcher found as far north as southern Texas and Arizonafirebird - tropical American flycatcher found as far north as southern Texas and Arizona; adult male has bright scarlet and black plumage
New World flycatcher, tyrant bird, tyrant flycatcher, flycatcher - large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing
genus Pyrocephalus, Pyrocephalus - a genus of Tyrannidae
Translations
Firebird [ˈfaɪəbɜːd] N the Firebird (Mus) → el Pájaro de fuego


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