(fē′bē) noun
An American flycatcher (Sayornis phoebe) with grayish–brown plumage and slightly crested head: common throughout the eastern United States. Also phoebe bird. [Imit. of its cry; infl. in form by PHEOBE]

(fē′bē)
1. A feminine personal name.
2. In Greek mythology, a Titaness, mother of Leto.
3. A name for Artemis as goddess of the moon.
4. Poetic The moon.
5. Saturn's ninth satellite. Also spelled Phebe. Also Phœ′be. [<Gk., bright]