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phoebe |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Phoebe \Ph[oe]"be\, n. (Zo["o]l.) The pewee, or pewit. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pewee \Pe"wee\, n. [So called from its note.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A common American tyrant flycatcher ({Sayornis ph[oe]be}, or {S. fuscus}). Called also {pewit}, and {ph[oe]be}. 2. The woodcock. [Local, U.S.] {Wood pewee} (Zo["o]l.), a bird ({Contopus virens}) similar to the pewee (See {Pewee}, 1), but of smaller size. From WordNet r 1.6 [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: a Titaness who became identified with Artemis as goddess of the moon [syn: {Phoebe}] 3: small dun-colored North American flycatcher [syn: {phoebe bird}, {Sayornis phoebe}]
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