noun
1. (Greek mythology) son of Helios; killed when trying to drive his father's chariot and came too close to earth
• Topics: ↑Greek mythology
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑Greek deity
2. type genus of the Phaethontidae
• Syn: ↑genus Phaethon
• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Phaethontidae, ↑family Phaethontidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑tropic bird, ↑tropicbird, ↑boatswain bird
Useful english dictionary. 2012.