'Phoebe' definitions:

Definition of 'Phoebe'

From: WordNet
noun
The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one [syn: five, 5, V, cinque, quint, quintet, fivesome, quintuplet, pentad, fin, Phoebe, Little Phoebe]
noun
(Greek mythology) a Titaness who became identified with Artemis as goddess of the Moon
noun
Small dun-colored North American flycatcher [syn: phoebe, phoebe bird, Sayornis phoebe]

Definition of 'Phoebe'

From: GCIDE
  • Phoebe \Ph[oe]"be\ (f[=e]"b[-e]), n. (Zool.) The pewee, or pewit. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'phoebe'

From: GCIDE
  • Pewee \Pe"wee\, n. [So called from its note.]
  • 1. (Zool.) A common American tyrant flycatcher ({Sayornis ph[oe]be}, or Sayornis fuscus). Called also pewit, and ph[oe]be. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The woodcock. [Local, U.S.] [1913 Webster]
  • Wood pewee (Zool.), a bird (Contopus virens) similar to the pewee (See Pewee, 1), but of smaller size. [1913 Webster]

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