dictionary definitions for "phoebe"


From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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}.
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     2. The woodcock. [Local, U.S.]
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     Wood pewee (Zool.), a bird (Contopus virens) similar to
        the pewee (See Pewee, 1), but of smaller size.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Phoebe \Ph[oe]"be\ (f[=e]"b[-e]), n. (Zool.)
     The pewee, or pewit.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  Phoebe
      n 1: 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]
      2: (Greek mythology) a Titaness who became identified with
         Artemis as goddess of the Moon
      3: small dun-colored North American flycatcher [syn: phoebe,
         phoebe bird, Sayornis phoebe]


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