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firebird

noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A vermilion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: Slavic mythology

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5

noun

Meaning 5

tropical American flycatcher found as far north as southern Texas and Arizona; adult male has bright scarlet and black plumage

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: vermillion flycatcher, Pyrocephalus rubinus mexicanus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: New World flycatcher, flycatcher, tyrant flycatcher, tyrant bird

6

noun

Meaning 6

eastern subspecies of northern oriole

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Baltimore oriole, Baltimore bird, hangbird, Icterus galbula galbula

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: northern oriole, Icterus galbula

7

noun

Meaning 7

the male is bright red with black wings and tail

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: scarlet tanager, Piranga olivacea, redbird

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tanager

History

Etymology

From fire + bird, so called because of their bright red or orange plumage.

Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: piranga escarlata — scarlet tanager
  • Catalan: piranga alanegra — scarlet tanager
  • French: piranga écarlate — scarlet tanager
  • German: Scharlachkardinal — scarlet tanager
  • Navajo: tsįyaatsiiłchííʼ — vermilion flycatcher
  • Russian: о́гненный мухое́д (ógnennyj muxojéd) — vermilion flycatcher
  • Russian: кра́сный тира́нн (krásnyj tiránn) — vermilion flycatcher
  • Spanish: mosquero cardenal — vermilion flycatcher
  • Belarusian: жар-пту́шка (žar-ptúška) — glowing or burning bird (Slavic mythology)
  • Belarusian: дра-птах (dra-ptax) — glowing or burning bird (Slavic mythology)
  • Breton: evn-tan — glowing or burning bird (Slavic mythology)
  • Bulgarian: жар-пти́ца (žar-ptíca) — glowing or burning bird (Slavic mythology)
  • Czech: pták ohnivák — glowing or burning bird (Slavic mythology)
  • Danish: ildfugl — glowing or burning bird (Slavic mythology)
  • Dutch: vuurvogel — glowing or burning bird (Slavic mythology)
  • Esperanto: fajrbirdo — glowing or burning bird (Slavic mythology)
  • Esperanto: fajrobirdo — glowing or burning bird (Slavic mythology)
  • Esperanto: fajra birdo — glowing or burning bird (Slavic mythology)
  • Estonian: tulilind — glowing or burning bird (Slavic mythology)
  • Finnish: tulilintu — glowing or burning bird (Slavic mythology)
  • German: Feuervogel — glowing or burning bird (Slavic mythology)
  • Hungarian: tűzmadár — glowing or burning bird (Slavic mythology)
  • Ingrian: tulilintu — glowing or burning bird (Slavic mythology)
  • Macedonian: жар-птица (žar-ptica) — glowing or burning bird (Slavic mythology)
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ildfugl — glowing or burning bird (Slavic mythology)
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eldfugl — glowing or burning bird (Slavic mythology)
  • Polish: żar-ptak — glowing or burning bird (Slavic mythology)
  • Portuguese: pássaro de fogo — glowing or burning bird (Slavic mythology)
  • Romanian: pasăre de foc (pasărea de foc f) — glowing or burning bird (Slavic mythology)
  • Russian: жар-пти́ца (žar-ptíca) — glowing or burning bird (Slavic mythology)
  • Serbo-Croatian: жа̑р-пти̏ца — glowing or burning bird (Slavic mythology)
  • Serbo-Croatian: žȃr-ptȉca — glowing or burning bird (Slavic mythology)
  • Slovak: vták ohnivák — glowing or burning bird (Slavic mythology)
  • Spanish: pájaro de fuego — glowing or burning bird (Slavic mythology)
  • Swedish: eldfågel — glowing or burning bird (Slavic mythology)
  • Ukrainian: жар-пти́ця (žar-ptýcja) — glowing or burning bird (Slavic mythology)
  • Ukrainian: жар-птах (žar-ptax) — glowing or burning bird (Slavic mythology)