lightning birds

A form of lightning bird — 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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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of lightning bird
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“lightning birds.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lightning%20birds. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lightning birds,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lightning%20birds.

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