firebird n 1: the male is bright red with black wings and tail [syn: {scarlet tanager}, {Piranga olivacea}, {redbird}, {firebird}] 2: eastern subspecies of northern oriole [syn: {Baltimore oriole}, {Baltimore bird}, {hangbird}, {firebird}, {Icterus galbula galbula}] 3: tropical American flycatcher found as far north as southern Texas and Arizona; adult male has bright scarlet and black plumage [syn: {vermillion flycatcher}, {firebird}, {Pyrocephalus rubinus mexicanus}]
Firebird \Fire"bird`\, n. (Zool.) The Baltimore oriole. [1913 Webster]