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English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Scarlet_Tanager_%287467759424%29.jpg/150px-Scarlet_Tanager_%287467759424%29.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Baltimore_Oriole_%2814034724996%29.jpg/150px-Baltimore_Oriole_%2814034724996%29.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Vermilion_Flycatcher_Belize.jpg/150px-Vermilion_Flycatcher_Belize.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Contes_de_l%27isba_%281931%29_-_Tsarevitch_Ivan..._02_-_original_%28priv.coll%29.jpg/150px-Contes_de_l%27isba_%281931%29_-_Tsarevitch_Ivan..._02_-_original_%28priv.coll%29.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From fire + bird, so called because of their bright red or orange plumage.
Noun
[edit]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
[edit]scarlet tanager
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Baltimore oriol
vermilion flycatcher
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glowing or burning bird (Slavic mythology)
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