firebird

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noun
  1. 1

    (Slavic mythology) A magical and prophetic glowing or burning bird from a faraway land, which is both a blessing and a harbinger of doom to its captor

  2. 2

    A scarlet tanager (Piranga olivacea). (This species is now classified as belonging to the cardinal family: Cardinalidae)

  3. 3

    A Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula).

  4. 4

    A vermilion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus).