phoebe
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noun \ˈfē-bē\Definition of PHOEBE
: any of a genus (Sayornis) of the tyrant flycatcher family; especially : a flycatcher (S. phoebe) of the eastern United States that has a slight crest and is plain grayish brown above and yellowish white below
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imitative
First Known Use: 1700
Phoe·be
noun \ˈfē-bē\Definition of PHOEBE
: artemis
Origin of PHOEBE
Latin, from Greek Phoibē, from phoibē, feminine of phoibos
First Known Use: 1567
phoebe
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)Any of three species (family Tyrannidae, suborder Tyranni) of suboscine passerines with a habit of twitching their tail when perching. The eastern phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) of North America is 7.5 in. (18 cm) long, plain brownish gray above, and paler below. Its call is a brisk “fee-bee” uttered over and over. It makes a mossy nest, strengthened with mud, on a ledge, often under a bridge. Say's phoebe (S. saya), a slightly larger bird with buff-hued underparts, occurs in open country in western North America. The black phoebe (S. nigricans), occurring from the southwestern U.S. to Argentina, is dark above with a white belly.
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