Main Entry: phoe·nix

Pronunciation: \ˈfē-niks\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English fenix, from Old English, from Latin phoenix, from Greek phoinix

Date: before 12th century

: a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period; also : a person or thing likened to the phoenix

— phoe·nix·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective