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单词 phoebe
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phoebe in British English

(ˈfiːbɪ)
noun
any of several greyish-brown North American flycatchers of the genus Sayornis, such as S. phoebe (eastern phoebe)
Word origin
C19: imitative of the bird's call

Phoebe in British English 1

or Phebe (ˈfiːbɪ)
noun
1.  classical mythology
a Titaness, who later became identified with Artemis (Diana) as goddess of the moon
2.  poetic
a personification of the moon

Phoebe in British English 2

(ˈfiːbɪ)
noun
the outermost satellite of the planet Saturn. It has retrograde motion and a dark surface

Phoebe in American English

(ˈfibi)
noun
1. 
a feminine name
2.  Greek Mythology
Artemis as goddess of the moon: identified with the Roman Diana
3.  OLD-FASHIONED, Poetic
the moon personified
4. 
the small outermost satellite of Saturn, having an unusual retrograde orbit
Word origin
L < Gr Phoibē, fem. of Phoibos: see Phoebus

phoebe in American English

(ˈfibi)
US
noun
any of a genus (Sayornis) of tyrant flycatchers with a grayish or brown back
Word origin
echoic, with sp. after Phoebe

Examples of 'phoebe' in a sentence
phoebe

There's quite a lot of flying in and out of that area right now, so I guess the phoebe eggs must've hatched.
Patricia Gaffney FLIGHT LESSONS (2002)

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