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English noun: Phaethon

1. Phaethon (person) (Greek mythology) son of Helios; killed when trying to drive his father's chariot and came too close to earth


Instance hypernymGreek deity


Domain categoryGreek mythology

2. Phaethon (animal) type genus of the Phaethontidae


Synonymsgenus Phaethon


Broader (hypernym)bird genus


Member holonymboatswain bird, tropic bird, tropicbird


Member meronymfamily Phaethontidae, Phaethontidae









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