PHENIX

phenix. Phenix, n. a fabulous bird of antiquity

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Phe″nix (?), n.; pl. Phenixes (#). [[L. phoenix, Gr. φοι̑νιξ.]] [Written also phœnix.] 1. 1. (Gr. Myth.) A bird fabled to exist single, to be consumed by fire by its own act, and to rise again from its ashes. Hence, an emblem of immortality.
2. 2. (Astron.) A southern constellation.
3. 3. A marvelous person or thing. Latimer.