Defn: Of a red color with a slight mixture of gray. Dana.
PHENICOPTER Phen`i*cop"ter, n. Etym: [L. phoenicopterus, Gr. foiniko`pteros, i.e., red-feathered; foi^nix, foi`nikos, purple red + ptero`n feather: cf. F. phénicoptère.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A flamingo.
PHENIX Phe"nix, n.; pl. Phenixes. Etym: [L. phoenix, Gr. foi^nix.] [Written also phoenix.]
1. (Gr. Myth.)
Defn: 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.)
Defn: A southern constellation.
3. A marvelous person or thing. [R.] Latimer.
PHENOCRYST
Phe"no*cryst, n. [Gr. to appear + crystal.] (Geol.)