firebird
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Firebird 
Firebird 
Firebird 
Ivan Tsarevitch and Firebird
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Etymology
From fire + bird, so called because of their bright red or orange plumage.
Noun
firebird (plural firebirds)
- A scarlet tanager, Piranga olivacea. (This species is now classified as belonging to the cardinal family: Cardinalidae)
- A Baltimore oriole, Icterus galbula.
- A vermilion flycatcher, Pyrocephalus rubinus.
- (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
Translations
scarlet tanager
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Baltimore oriole
vermilion flycatcher
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glowing or burning bird (Slavic mythology)
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