THUNDERBIRD

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

(mythology) the spirit of thunder and lightning believed by some Native Americans to take the shape of a great bird

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("thunderbird" is a kind of...):

disembodied spirit; spirit (any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings)

Domain category:

mythology (myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person)

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