Phe"nix (?), 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.