Meaning of FIREBIRD
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- [n] tropical American flycatcher found as far north as southern Texas and Arizona; adult male has bright scarlet and black plumage
- [n] eastern subspecies of northern oriole
- [n] the male is bright red with black wings and tail
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| | Synonyms: | | Baltimore bird, Baltimore oriole, hangbird, Icterus galbula galbula, Piranga olivacea, Pyrocephalus rubinus mexicanus, redbird, scarlet tanager, vermillion flycatcher |
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| | See Also: | | flycatcher, genus Piranga, genus Pyrocephalus, Icterus galbula, New World flycatcher, northern oriole, Piranga, Pyrocephalus, tanager, tyrant bird, tyrant flycatcher | |
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| | Definition: | |  Firebird
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| | Definition: | | \Fire"bird`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The Baltimore oriole.
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