PHOEBE


Meaning of PHOEBE in English

[ 'fi:bi ]

■ noun an American tyrant flycatcher with mainly grey-brown or blackish plumage. [Genus Sayornis : three species.]

Origin

C18: imitative; influenced by the name Phoebe .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.