phœnices

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phœnices

  1. (rare) plural of phœnix
    • 1869, John Dowson, chapter XIV, in Ikhwánu‐s Safá, Trübner & Co., page 70:
      In accordance with the order, vultures, phœnices, hawks, falcons, kites, owls, parrots, and, in fine, all carnivorous birds having claws and beaks instantly presented themselves.