- rainbird
- noun Date: 1555 any of various birds (especially of the family Cuculidae) whose cries are popularly believed to forecast rain
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Rainbird — The word rainbird can mean more than one thing:*Rainbird, a name given to various birds thought to sing before rain, such as the British green woodpecker, the Jamaican cuckoo, the Australian shrike,the Australian channel bill and the Asian Koel.… … Wikipedia
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rainbird — /rayn berrd /, n. any of several birds, esp. the black billed cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) and the yellow billed cuckoo (C. americanus), that are said to call frequently before a rainstorm. [1910 15; RAIN + BIRD] * * * … Universalium
rainbird — noun (South Africa) Any of the coucal species Centropus supercilliosus, C. cupreicadus or C. senegalensis … Wiktionary
rainbird — noun a bird that is said to foretell rain by its call, especially (in Britain) the green woodpecker … English new terms dictionary
rainbird — n. a bird said to foretell rain by its cry, esp. the green woodpecker. * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : any of numerous birds chiefly of the family Cuculidae whose cries are popularly believed to augur rain: as a. : rain crow b. : a West Indian lizard… … Useful english dictionary
Sean Rainbird — (* 1959 in Hongkong) ist ein englischer Kunsthistoriker und leitet seit 2006 die Staatsgalerie Stuttgart. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Direktor der Staatsgalerie Stuttgart 3 Weblinks … Deutsch Wikipedia
