Phoebe (redirected from phoebes)

Phoe·be  (fb)

n.

1. Greek Mythology The goddess Artemis.

2. A satellite of Saturn.

3. The moon personified.

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[Middle English phebe, from Latin Phoeb, from Greek Phoib, from feminine of phoibos, shining.]

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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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phoebe [ˈfiːbɪ]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several greyish-brown North American flycatchers of the genus Sayornis, such as S. phoebe (eastern phoebe)

[imitative of the bird's call]

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Phoebe¹, Phebe [ˈfiːbɪ]

n

1. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Classical myth a Titaness, who later became identified with Artemis (Diana) as goddess of the moon

2. Poetic a personification of the moon

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Phoebe²

n

(Astronomy & Space / Celestial Objects) the outermost satellite of the planet Saturn. It has retrograde motion and a dark surface

Thesaurus

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