phoenix Alternative forms
* phenix, , pheonix
Noun
(mythology) A mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to ashes on a pyre of its own making, ignited by the sun. It then arises anew from the ashes.
(figuratively) Anything that is reborn after apparently being destroyed. Usually used as a simile.
- Astronomers believe planets might form in this dead star's disk, like the mythical Phoenix rising up out of the ashes.
(mythology) A mythological Chinese chimerical bird whose physical body symbolizes the six celestial bodies.
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eagles English
Noun
(head)
Verb
(head)
(eagle)
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