phoebe

phoe·be  (fb)

n.

Any of several medium-sized birds of the genus Sayornis, of North America, noted for the flicking motion of the tail.

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[Imitative of its song (influenced by the name Phoebe).]

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Noun	1.	Phoebe - the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one 5, cinque, fin, five, fivesome, Little Phoebe, pentad, quint, quintuplet, quintet, V digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"
	2.	Phoebe - (Greek mythology) a Titaness who became identified with Artemis as goddess of the Moon Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
	3.	phoebe - small dun-colored North American flycatcher phoebe bird, Sayornis phoebe New World flycatcher, tyrant bird, tyrant flycatcher, flycatcher - large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing genus Sayornis, Sayornis - phoebes