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FIREBIRD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tropical American flycatcher found as far north as southern Texas and Arizona; adult male has bright scarlet and black plumage
Synonyms:
firebird; Pyrocephalus rubinus mexicanus; vermillion flycatcher
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("firebird" is a kind of...):
flycatcher; New World flycatcher; tyrant bird; tyrant flycatcher (large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing)
Holonyms ("firebird" is a member of...):
genus Pyrocephalus; Pyrocephalus (a genus of Tyrannidae)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Eastern subspecies of northern oriole
Synonyms:
Baltimore bird; Baltimore oriole; firebird; hangbird; Icterus galbula galbula
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("firebird" is a kind of...):
Icterus galbula; northern oriole (a kind of New World oriole)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The male is bright red with black wings and tail
Synonyms:
firebird; Piranga olivacea; redbird; scarlet tanager
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("firebird" is a kind of...):
tanager (any of numerous New World woodland birds having brightly colored males)
Holonyms ("firebird" is a member of...):
genus Piranga; Piranga (a genus of Thraupidae)
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