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for Phoebe
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Pewee \Pe"wee\, n. [So called from its note.]
1. (Zool.) A common American tyrant flycatcher ({Sayornis
ph[oe]be, or Sayornis fuscus). Called also pewit, and
ph[oe]be.
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2. The woodcock. [Local, U.S.]
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Wood+pewee+(Zool.),+a+bird+({Contopus+virens">Wood pewee (Zool.), a bird ({Contopus virens) similar to
the pewee (See Pewee, 1), but of smaller size.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Phoebe \Ph[oe]"be\ (f[=e]"b[-e]), n. (Zool.)
The pewee, or pewit.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
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
3: small dun-colored North American flycatcher [syn: phoebe,
phoebe bird, Sayornis phoebe]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
34 Moby Thesaurus words for "Phoebe":
Artemis, Ashtoreth, Astarte, Cynthia, Diana, Hecate, Hekate,
Little Phoebe, Luna, Pentateuch, Selene, V, cinque, fin, five,
five bucks, five dollars, fiver, fivesome, mullet, pentachord,
pentad, pentagon, pentagram, pentahedron, pentameter, pentapody,
pentarchy, pentastich, pentathlon, quincunx, quint, quintet,
quintuplet
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