Home › Words › F › firebirdfirebirdfirebird means A scarlet tanager (Piranga olivacea). (This species is now classified as belonging to the cardinal family: Cardinalidae).EtymologyFrom fire + bird, so called because of their bright red or orange plumage.nounA 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).A magical and prophetic glowing or burning bird from a faraway land, which is both a blessing and a harbinger of doom to its captorDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cardinalid 64% match — Any bird in the family Cardinalidae. vs firebird →bloodbird 62% match — An Australian honeyeater, the scarlet myzomela (Myzomela sanguinolenta). vs firebird →cornbird 59% match — A bird, the crested oropendola (Psarocolius decumanus). vs firebird →yellowbird 59% match — The yellow warbler vs firebird →deathbird 58% match — Tengmalm's owl (Nyctala tengmalmi) vs firebird →becard 57% match — A South American flycatcher of the genus Pachyramphus. vs firebird →fruitcrow 56% match — Any of the tropical birds in the genera Querula, Pyroderus, Haematoderus or Gymnoderus. They are found in Central and South America. vs firebird →beambird 56% match — the spotted flycatcher, Muscicapa striata. vs firebird →