| 单词 | peacock pheasant |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspeacock pheasant peacock pheasant n. any of several small, long-tailed pheasants of the South-East Asian genus Polyplectron, having plumage marked with iridescent green, blue, or violet eye-like markings. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > [noun] > member of genus Polyplectron (peacock-pheasant) peacock pheasant1769 pea-pheasant1864 1769 C. Powys Passages from Diaries Mrs. Powys (1899) It contains..what is reckon'd exceedingly curious, the peacock-pheasant. 1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man ii. xiv. 137 The species and sub-species of Polyplectron..so far resemble this bird [peacock] that they are sometimes called peacock-pheasants. 1922 C. W. Beebe Monogr. Pheasants IV. 55 Peacock pheasants..are birds of the lowland forests. 1992 Cotswold Wildlife Park (BNC) 5 In aviaries and enclosures are Kookaburras,..Peacock Pheasants, [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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