firebird

Noun
Synonyms: scarlet tanagerPiranga olivacearedbirdBaltimore orioleBaltimore birdhangbirdIcterus galbula galbulavermillion flycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus mexicanus

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. the male is bright red with black wings and tailSynonyms: scarlet tanagerPiranga olivacearedbird
  2. eastern subspecies of northern orioleSynonyms: Baltimore orioleBaltimore birdhangbirdIcterus galbula galbula
  3. tropical American flycatcher found as far north as southern Texas and Arizona; adult male has bright scarlet and black plumageSynonyms: vermillion flycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus mexicanus
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Firebird \Fire"bird`\, n. (Zool.) The Baltimore oriole. [1913 Webster]
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