phoenix

noun6

1. •
   a bird of old stories that lives for hundreds of years, dies in fire, and comes back young from it

   • burn the long-lived phoenix in her blood — 1609
2. •
   A mythological Chinese chimerical bird whose physical body symbolizes the six celestial bodies; a fenghuang.
3. •
   (figurative) Anything that is reborn after apparently being destroyed.

   • Astronomers believe planets might form in this dead star's disk, like the mythical Phoenix rising up out of the ashes.
4. •
   (historical) A Greek silver coin used briefly from 1828 to 1832, divided into 100 lepta.

   • The national currency, the phoenix, which had been established by Kapodistrias, was renamed after an ancient Greek coin, the drachma. — 2019
5. •
   A geometer moth of species Eulithis prunata.
6. •
   (no longer used) A marvelous person or thing.

   • He may not be a phoenix of cleverness in your sense; his profession is different; but it would be all the better for you to talk a little on his subjects. — 1871

verb1

1. •
   (Australia) To transfer assets from one company to another to dodge liability

   • Australian Restructuring Insolvency and Turnaround Association CEO John Winter said phoenixing has been "endemic" for decades. — 2019

noun5

1. •
   A mythical firebird; especially the sacred one from ancient Egyptian mythology.
2. •
   The capital city of Arizona, and the county seat of Maricopa County.
3. •
   A white variety of grape of German origin used for winemaking.
4. •
   A German breed of long-tailed chicken.
5. •
   A geometer moth of species Eulithis prunata.