/fee"niks/ , n.
1. Class. Myth.
a. the brother of Cadmus and Europa, and eponymous ancestor of the Phoenicians.
b. a son of Amyntor and Cleobule who became the foster father of Achilles and who fought with the Greek forces in the Trojan War.
2. a city in and the capital of Arizona, in the central part. 764,911.
3. Mil. a 13-ft. (4 m), 989-lb. (445 kg), U.S. Navy air-to-air missile with radar guidance and a range of over 120 nautical mi.