Definition of "firebird" in English

noun

1. A scarlet tanager (Piranga olivacea). (This species is now classified as belonging to the cardinal family: Cardinalidae)

2. A Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula).

3. A vermilion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus).

4. (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