n. 1. Greek Mythology The goddess Artemis. 2. A satellite of Saturn. 3. The moon personified. [Middle English phebe, from Latin Phoebē, from Greek Phoibē, from feminine of phoibos, shining.] |
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n. Any of several insectivorous songbirds of the genus Sayornis of the Americas, noted for the flicking motion of the tail. [Imitative of its song (influenced by the name Phoebe).] |
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