PHOEBE Meaning of PHOEBE in English [ 'fi:bi ]■ noun an American tyrant flycatcher with mainly grey-brown or blackish plumage. [Genus Sayornis : three species.]OriginC18: imitative; influenced by the name Phoebe . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004