单词 | pheasant |
释义 | pheas·ant ![]() n. pl. pheas·ants or pheasant 1. Any of various game birds of the family Phasianidae, characteristically having a long tail, especially the ring-necked pheasant. The males of many species have brilliantly colored plumage. 2. Any of several other birds that resemble a pheasant, such as a partridge. [Middle English fesaunt, from Old French fesan, from Latin phāsiānus, from Greek phāsiānos (ornīs), (bird) of the Phasis River, pheasant, from Phāsis, the ancient name for the Rioni River in the Republic of Georgia.] ![]() male ring-necked pheasant Phasianus colchicus |
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