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phasianic, a. rare—1.|feɪsɪˈænɪk| [f. Gr. ϕασιαν-ός pheasant + -ic.] Of or pertaining to pheasants.
1884Pall Mall G. 4 Apr. 4/2 The formation of coverts, food and management, and all other points and details of phasianic economy. So phasianid |ˈfeɪsɪənɪd| a., of or pertaining to the Phasianidæ or pheasant family of gallinaceous birds; phasianine |ˈfeɪsɪənaɪn| a., of or pertaining to the Phasianinæ, a sub-family of the Phasianidæ, including the pheasants proper; ˈphasianoid a., allied in form to the pheasants, phasianid; phasianomorphic |ˌfeɪsɪeɪnəʊˈmɔːfɪk| a., of or pertaining to the Phasianomorphæ [Gr. µορϕή form], in Sundevall's classification of birds, a cohort of Gallinæ containing some of the Phasianidæ with the Turnicidæ (Hemipodii).
1868Proc. Zool. Soc. 14 May 299 The great series of Galline, Pavonine, Phasianine, and Tetraonine birds. |