a. [ Gr. fw`kaina a porpoise. ] (Chem.) Of or pertaining to dolphin oil or porpoise oil; -- said of an acid (called also delphinic acid) subsequently found to be identical with valeric acid. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]
(n) the state capital and largest city located in south central Arizona; situated in a former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural area thanks to irrigation, Syn. capital of Arizona
(n) a legendary Arabian bird said to periodically burn itself to death and emerge from the ashes as a new phoenix; according to most versions only one phoenix lived at a time and it renewed itself every 500 years
[えんじゃくこうこく, enjakukoukoku] (exp) How can a small bird (a sparrow, a petty person) understand the aspirations of a great bird (a phoenix); Only a hero can understand a hero
[おおとり, ootori] (n) (1) large bird; (2) (esp. 鵬) (See 鵬・ほう) kun (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to be able to turn into a fish); (3) (esp. 鳳) (See 鳳凰) fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)