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May 27, 2012
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phoe•be



Pronunciation: (fē'bē), [key]
—n.
any of several small American flycatchers of the genus Sayornis, esp. S. phoebe, of eastern North America.

Phoe•be



Pronunciation: (fē'bē), [key]
—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 name.

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