/ Dictionary / Index R rainbird: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: rain•bird Pronunciation: (rān'bûrd"), [key] — 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. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. rainband rainbow Related Content Daily Word Quiz: vernacular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language