thunderbird
pronunciation
How to pronounce thunderbird in British English:
UK [ˈθʌndəbə:d]
How to pronounce thunderbird in American English:
US [ˈθʌndɚˌbɚd]
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- Noun:
- (mythology) the spirit of thunder and lightning believed by some Native Americans to take the shape of a great bird
Word Origin
- thunderbird (n.)
- legendary cause of thunder in many Native American cultures, 1848, a translation of native words, such as Ojibwa (Algonquian) aninikii, Lakotah (Siouan) wakiya, Klamath /lmelmnis/. See thunder (n.) + bird (n.1). In Lakhota, "the thunderbirds call" is "the usual expression for thunder" [Bright].
Example
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- 5. However , john mathis of the thunderbird global financial services centre in glendale , arizona , remains sceptical .