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PHAETHON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Phaethon mean?
• PHAETHON (noun)
The noun PHAETHON has 2 senses:
1. (Greek mythology) son of Helios; killed when trying to drive his father's chariot and came too close to earth
2. type genus of the Phaethontidae
Familiarity information: PHAETHON used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Greek mythology) son of Helios; killed when trying to drive his father's chariot and came too close to earth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
Greek deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks)
Domain category:
Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Type genus of the Phaethontidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Phaethon; Phaethon
Hypernyms ("Phaethon" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Phaethon"):
boatswain bird; tropic bird; tropicbird (mostly white web-footed tropical seabird often found far from land)
Holonyms ("Phaethon" is a member of...):
family Phaethontidae; Phaethontidae (tropicbirds)
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