ˈfāəthən, -ˌthän noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, name of son of Helios
: a genus (the type of the family Phaëthontidae) of tropical sea birds of the order Pelecaniformes — see tropic bird
• pha·ë·thon·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|thänik or pha·ë·thon·tic -ntik adjective