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sappho |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sappho \Sap"pho\, n. [See {Sapphic}.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of brilliant South American humming birds of the genus {Sappho}, having very bright-colored and deeply forked tails; -- called also {firetail}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Sappho n : the Greek lyric poet of Lesbos; much admired although only fragments of her poetry have been preserved (6th century BC) [syn: {Sappho}]
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