griffin · simurgh · fabled · immortal · majestic · feathers · soaring · ancient · mystical · wings · folklore · divine · celestial · rebirth · ashes · golden · magnificent · creature
IDEA.org / Words / legendary bird
Related — phoenix (Self-immolating, regenerating bird); mythical (Of folklore, not fact); firebird (Luminous bird of myth); thunderbird · roc · griffin · simurgh · fabled · immortal · majestic · feathers · soaring · ancient
ontological statuslegendary bird ≠ wild bird; songbird
cultural significancelegendary bird ≠ house sparrow Small songbird near buildings; starling · rock dove · pigeon · sparrow
temporal existencelegendary bird ≠ dodo Vanished flightless bird; passenger pigeon · prehistoric bird · archaeopteryx · moa
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/legendary_bird