In classical mythology: a bird resembling an eagle but with sumptuous red and gold plumage, which was said to live for five or six hundred years in…
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释义 | the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > types of mythical bird > phoenix (7) phoenixOE In classical mythology: a bird resembling an eagle but with sumptuous red and gold plumage, which was said to live for five or six hundred years in… Arabian bird1596 the phoenix (phoenix, n.1 1); (also) figurative a person or thing of unique excellence (cf. phoenix, n.1 2a). bird of wonder1611 (a name for) the phoenix. phoenicle1711 A little phoenix. (In quot. depreciative.) fum1820 A fabulous bird (by Europeans commonly called the phœnix), one of the symbols of the imperial dignity in China. palm-bird1854 = phoenix, n.1 1. Subcategories:— quality of being a phoenix (1) |
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