English

Noun

phœnices

1. (rare) plural of phœnix
   • 1869, John Dowson, Ikhwánu‐s Safá, Trübner & Co.; Chapter XIV., 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.