Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Phoebe"
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) 1.7 (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: (Greek mythology) 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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