phoebe bird — noun small dun colored North American flycatcher • Syn: ↑phoebe, ↑Sayornis phoebe • Hypernyms: ↑New World flycatcher, ↑flycatcher, ↑tyrant flycatcher, ↑tyrant bird • Mem … Useful english dictionary
Phoebe — or Phebe is a female given name. Mythology*Phoebe (mythology), one of the Titans. *One of the Heliades *Phoebe (Leucippides), the daughter of Leucippus *Another name for Artemis *Helen s sister, daughter of LedaNature* Phoebe (plant), a genus of… … Wikipedia
Phoebe Snetsinger — Phoebe Snetsinger, nee Burnett (9 June 1931, Lake Zurich, Illinois, USA November 23, 1999, Madagascar), a resident of Webster Groves, Missouri, was a birder famous for having seen over 8,500 species by the time of her death. The daughter of… … Wikipedia
Phoebe Judson — Phoebe Goodell Judson Born Phoebe Newton Goodell October 25, 1831(1831 10 25) Ancaster, Ontario. Died … Wikipedia
phoebe — /fee bee/, n. any of several small American flycatchers of the genus Sayornis, esp. S. phoebe, of eastern North America. [1690 1700, Amer.; imit.; sp. by influence of PHOEBE] * * * Any of three species (family Tyrannidae, suborder Tyranni) of… … Universalium
Phoebe — /fee bee/, n. 1. Class. Myth. a Titan, daughter of Uranus and Gaea and mother of Leto, later identified with Artemis and with the Roman goddess Diana. 2. Astron. one of the moons of Saturn. 3. Literary. the moon personified. 4. a female given… … Universalium
Bird — For other uses, see Bird (disambiguation). Aves and Avifauna redirect here. For other uses, see Aves (disambiguation) or Avifauna (disambiguation). Birds Temporal range: Late Jurassic–Recent, 150–0 Ma … Wikipedia
Phoebe Hearst Elementary School (San Diego) — Infobox School name = Phoebe Hearst Elementary School streetaddress = 6230 Del Cerro Blvd region = Del Cerro city = San Diego state = California zipcode = 92120 country = United States principal = Robin Stern enrollment = 410 grades = K 5 system … Wikipedia
phoebe — Pewee Pe wee, n. [So called from its note.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A common American tyrant flycatcher ({Sayornis ph[oe]be}, or {Sayornis fuscus}). Called also {pewit}, and {ph[oe]be}. [1913 Webster] 2. The woodcock. [Local, U.S.] [1913 Webster] {Wood… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
phoebe — fɪËbɪ n. type of plant; type of bird … English contemporary dictionary
