Meanings
nounStymphalian bird (plural Stymphalian birds)
plural Stymphalian birds
- Greekhuman sciencesA man-eating bird with a bronze beak and sharp metallic feathers it could launch at its victims, which infested Stymphalus. They were slain by Herakles as part of his sixth Labour, who took advantage of their sensitive sense of hearing.
Translations
Ancient Greek Στυμφαλίδες ὄρνιθες
- Στυμφαλίδες ὄρνιθες (Stumphalídes órnithes)man-eating bird
Dutch Stymphaliden
- Stymphalidenman-eating bird
Finnish Stymfaloksen linnut
- Stymfaloksen linnutman-eating bird
French oiseaux du lac Stymphale
- oiseaux du lac Stymphaleman-eating bird
German Stymphalische Vögel
- Stymphalische Vögelman-eating bird
Greek Στυμφαλίδες όρνιθες
- Στυμφαλίδες όρνιθες (Stymfalídes órnithes)man-eating bird
Icelandic Stymfalsfuglar
- Stymfalsfuglarman-eating bird
Italian uccelli del lago Stinfalo
- uccelli del lago Stinfaloman-eating bird
Japanese ステュムパーロスの鳥, ステュムパーリデス
- ステュムパーロスの鳥 (sutyumupaarosu-no-tori)man-eating bird
- ステュムパーリデス (sutyumupaaridesu)man-eating bird
Latin avēs Stymphālides
- avēs Stymphālidesman-eating bird
Persian پرندگان استومفالوسی
- پرندگان استومفالوسیman-eating bird
Polish Ptaki stymfalijskie
- Ptaki stymfalijskieman-eating bird
Russian Стимфали́йские пти́цы
- Стимфали́йские пти́цы (Stimfalíjskije ptícy)man-eating bird
Spanish aves del Estínfalo
- aves del Estínfaloman-eating bird
Turkish Stymphalian kuşları
- Stymphalian kuşlarıman-eating bird
Cite this entry
APA
Stymphalian bird. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stymphalian%20bird
MLA
“Stymphalian bird.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stymphalian%20bird. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Stymphalian bird,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stymphalian%20bird.
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