Associations to the word «Phaethon»

Wiktionary

PHAËTHON, proper noun. (Greek mythology) the son of the sun god Helios who was killed by Zeus while trying to drive his father's chariot across the sky
PHAETHON, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Phaethontidae   — tropicbirds.
PHAETHON, proper noun. Alternative form of Phaëthon
PHAETHON AETHEREUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Phaethontidae   — the red-billed tropicbird.
PHAETHON LEPTURUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Phaethontidae   — the white-tailed tropicbird.
PHAETHON RUBRICAUDA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Phaethontidae   — the red-tailed tropicbird.

Dictionary definition

PHAETHON, noun. (Greek mythology) son of Helios; killed when trying to drive his father's chariot and came too close to earth.
PHAETHON, noun. Type genus of the Phaethontidae.

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