DictionaryRoot: phoinix

Greek

phoinix

mythical bird

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A magnificent mythical bird rises directly from a mound of its own ashes, its lower body still forming from ash and embers while its fully renewed head and wings spread above.

noun

phoenix

FEE-niks/ˈfiːnɪks/

A mythical bird reborn from its own ashes.

Etymology

phoenixGreekmythical bird

Greek phoinix named the legendary bird said to burn itself on a funeral pile and emerge young again from its ashes.

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