Colchianadj.

/ˈkɒlkɪən/

Etymology: < Latin Colchis, < Greek Κολχίς + -an suffix.

Of or relating to Colchis, the ancient name of a region east of the Black Sea, associated in Greek mythology with the quest of the Golden Fleece; = Colchic adj.

ΚΠ

?1614 W. Drummond Sonnet: Alexis here shee stay'd in Poems Here did shee spred the Treasure of her Haire, More rich then that broght from the Colchian Mines.

1757 J. Dyer Fleece iv. 127 That ancient path to India's climes, which fill'd With proudest affluence the Colchian state.

1821 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto III lv. 30 Such as lit onward to the Golden Fleece His predecessors in the Colchian days.

1869 ‘G. Eliot’ How Lisa loved King 41 The Colchian flood.

Compounds

Colchian pheasant n. ( Phasianus colchicus) the wild pheasant, spec. the variety found in the valleys of the Caucasus.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > [noun] > genus Phasianus > phasianus colchicus (pheasant)

pheasantc1299

ring pheasant1777

swish-tail1796

ring-neck1825

Colchian pheasant1862

Mongolian pheasant1903

Mongolian1909

Kyrgyz pheasant1922

1862 H. G. Adams Wild Flowers, Birds, & Insects Months 221 With us the Common, or Colchian Pheasant, as it is called, has so long been naturalised as to be generally regarded as a British bird.

1957 Encycl. Brit. II. 538/1 At the eastern edge [of Asia Minor] certain peculiarities are found, such as..the survival of the Colchian pheasant.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	colchian
释义	Colchianadj. /ˈkɒlkɪən/ Etymology: < Latin Colchis, < Greek Κολχίς + -an suffix. Of or relating to Colchis, the ancient name of a region east of the Black Sea, associated in Greek mythology with the quest of the Golden Fleece; = Colchic adj. ΚΠ ?1614 W. Drummond Sonnet: Alexis here shee stay'd in Poems Here did shee spred the Treasure of her Haire, More rich then that broght from the Colchian Mines. 1757 J. Dyer Fleece iv. 127 That ancient path to India's climes, which fill'd With proudest affluence the Colchian state. 1821 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto III lv. 30 Such as lit onward to the Golden Fleece His predecessors in the Colchian days. 1869 ‘G. Eliot’ How Lisa loved King 41 The Colchian flood. Compounds Colchian pheasant n. ( Phasianus colchicus) the wild pheasant, spec. the variety found in the valleys of the Caucasus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > [noun] > genus Phasianus > phasianus colchicus (pheasant) pheasantc1299 ring pheasant1777 swish-tail1796 ring-neck1825 Colchian pheasant1862 Mongolian pheasant1903 Mongolian1909 Kyrgyz pheasant1922 1862 H. G. Adams Wild Flowers, Birds, & Insects Months 221 With us the Common, or Colchian Pheasant, as it is called, has so long been naturalised as to be generally regarded as a British bird. 1957 Encycl. Brit. II. 538/1 At the eastern edge [of Asia Minor] certain peculiarities are found, such as..the survival of the Colchian pheasant. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < adj.?1614
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