n. pl. Phenixes .
[L. phoenix, Gr. foi^nix.]
[Written also phœnix.]
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. (Astron.) A southern constellation.
3. A marvelous person or thing. [R.] Latimer.
