Phe″nix (?), n.; pl.Phenixes (#). [L. phoenix, Gr. φοι̑νιξ.] [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. Latimer.