phoebe, phoebe bird, Sayornis phoebe
(noun) small dun-colored North American flycatcher
Phoebe
(noun) (Greek mythology) a Titaness who became identified with Artemis as goddess of the Moon
five, cinque, quint, quintet, fivesome, quintuplet, pentad, fin, Phoebe, Little Phoebe
(noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Phoebe
A female given name from Ancient Greek.
(Greek god) A Titan, goddess of the moon, sister-wife of Coeus, and daughter of Uranus and Gaia.
(Greek god) An epithet and synonym for Selene; Phoebe Selene, after her maternal aunt, Phoebe (see above).
(Greek god) An epithet and synonym for Artemis; Phoebe Artemis, after her maternal grandmother, Phoebe (see above).
(astronomy) The 14th moon of Saturn.
• behope, ephebo
phoebe (plural phoebes)
Any of several birds of the genus Sayornis.
• behope, ephebo
Source: Wiktionary
Phoe"be, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The pewee, or pewit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
