phoebe
bi noun
any of several small American flycatchers of the genus Sayornis, especially S. phoebe, of eastern North America.
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noun
1.
Classical Mythology. a Titan, daughter of Uranus and Gaea and mother of Leto, later identified with Artemis and with the Roman goddess Diana.
2.
Astronomy. one of the moons of Saturn.
3.
Literary. the moon personified.
4.
a female given name.
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| —n | |
| any of several greyish-brown North American flycatchers of the genus Sayornis, such as S. phoebe (eastern phoebe) | |
| [C19: imitative of the bird's call] | |
| Phoebe or Phebe1 (ˈfiːbɪ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | classical myth a Titaness, who later became identified with Artemis (Diana) as goddess of the moon |
| 2. | poetic a personification of the moon |
| Phebe or Phebe1 | |
| —n | |
| Phoebe2 (ˈfiːbɪ) | |
| —n | |
| the outermost satellite of the planet Saturn. It has retrograde motion and a dark surface | |
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Word Origin & History
phoebe
small N.Amer. flycatcher, pewit, 1700, phebe, so called in imitation of its cry; spelling alt. 1839 by influence of the woman's proper name (see Phoebe).
Phoebe
fem. proper name, late 14c., originally a name of Artemis as the goddess of the moon, from Gk. phoibos "bright, pure," of unknown origin. Masc. form Phoebus was an epithet of Apollo as sun-god (late 14c.).
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