Main Entry:

Ic·a·rus

Pronunciation:

\ˈi-kə-rəs\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Latin, from Greek Ikaros

Date:

14th century

: the son of Daedalus who to escape imprisonment flies by means of artificial wings but falls into the sea and drowns when the wax of his wings melts as he flies too near the sun

— Icar·i·an \ī-ˈker-ē-ən, i-\ adjective