lightning bird

noun

A mythological creature in South African tribal folklore: a large, vampiric, black and white bird that can summon thunder and lightning and is said to consume blood and to seduce women in the form of a man.

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impundulu
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Meanings

nounlightning bird (plural lightning birds)

plural lightning birds

  1. A mythological creature in South African tribal folklore: a large, vampiric, black and white bird that can summon thunder and lightning and is said to consume blood and to seduce women in the form of a man.

    Synonyms: impundulu

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA mythological creature in South African tribal folklore: a large, vampiric, black and white bird that can summon thunder and lightning and is said to consume blood and to seduce women in the form of a man.

Similar
impundulu
Also see
impundulu
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APA

lightning bird. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lightning%20bird

MLA

“lightning bird.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lightning%20bird. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lightning bird,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lightning%20bird.

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