PHOEBE

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


Etymology

Proper noun

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.

Anagrams

• behope, ephebo

Noun

phoebe (plural phoebes)

Any of several birds of the genus Sayornis.

Anagrams

• behope, ephebo

Source: Wiktionary


Phoe"be, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The pewee, or pewit.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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