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pheasant
pheas·ant P0238700 (fĕz′ənt)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.]pheasant (ˈfɛzənt) n1. (Animals) any of various long-tailed gallinaceous birds of the family Phasianidae, esp Phasianus colchicus (ring-necked pheasant), having a brightly-coloured plumage in the male: native to Asia but introduced elsewhere2. (Animals) any of various other gallinaceous birds of the family Phasianidae, including the quails and partridges3. (Animals) US and Canadian any of several other gallinaceous birds, esp the ruffed grouse[C13: from Old French fesan, from Latin phāsiānus, from Greek phasianos ornis Phasian bird, named after the River Phasis, in Colchis]pheas•ant (ˈfɛz ənt)
n. 1. any of numerous large, typically long-tailed gallinaceous birds of the family Phasianidae, principally of Asia, though introduced in other parts of the world. 2. Southern U.S. the ruffed grouse. [1250–1300; Middle English fesaunt < Anglo-French; Old French fesan < Latin phāsiānus < Greek phāsiānós (órnis) (bird) of the Phasis, river in Colchis] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  pheasant - large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewherephasianid - a kind of game bird in the family Phasianidaegenus Phasianus, Phasianus - type genus of the Phasianidae: the typical pheasantsPhasianus colchicus, ring-necked pheasant - common pheasant having bright plumage and a white neck ringafropavo, Afropavo congensis, Congo peafowl - both sexes are brightly coloredargus pheasant, argus - large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasantChrysolophus pictus, golden pheasant - brightly colored crested pheasant of mountains of western and central Asiamonal, monaul - brilliantly colored pheasant of southern Asiabird of Juno, peafowl - very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental birdtragopan - brilliantly colored Asian pheasant having wattles and two fleshy processes on the head | | 2. | pheasant - flesh of a pheasant; usually braisedPhasianus colchicus, ring-necked pheasant - common pheasant having bright plumage and a white neck ringgame bird - any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sportwildfowl - flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food |
pheasant nounRelated words
collective nouns nye, nideTranslationspheasant (ˈfeznt) – plurals ˈpheasants ~ˈpheasant – noun1. a type of long-tailed bird, the male of which has brightly-coloured feathers and certain types of which are often shot for sport. a brace of pheasant(s); two pheasants. 雉雞 雉，野鸡 2. (the flesh of) the bird as food. We had roast pheasant for dinner. 雉雞肉 野鸡肉
IdiomsSeecrotch-pheasantpheasant
pheasant, common name for some members of a family (Phasianidae) of henlike birds related to the grouse and including the Old World partridge, the peacock, various domestic and jungle fowls, and the true pheasants (genus Phasianus). Pheasants are characterized by their wattled heads and long tails and by the brilliant plumage and elaborate courtship displays of the male. They are all indigenous to Asia, chiefly India. The English pheasant, introduced from the Black Sea area before 1056, has been interbred with both the Chinese ring-necked and the Japanese pheasants, and the hybrid ring-necked pheasant, Phasianus colchicus, is established as a common game bird in the N United States. It eats berries, seeds, young shoots, and insects and prefers open country with brush cover. The body of the male ring-necked pheasant is mostly reddish brown, the head and neck an iridescent dark green, the face red, and the neck ringed with white. The protectively colored hen is distinguished from the grouse by her long tail. The closely related ruffed grouse is called pheasant in the central and S United States. Asian pheasants of great beauty are the argus (Argusianus argus), the golden (Chrysolophus pictus), the silver (Gennaeus nycthemerus), and the Lady Amherst (C. amherstiae), all of which inhabit the Himalayas—as do the Reeves pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii), with an 8-ft (2.4-m) tail, the unique tree-dwelling Impeyan pheasant (Tophophorus impejanus), and the tragopan, or horned, pheasant (Tragopan temmincki). Pheasants are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Galliformes, family Phasianidae.pheasant[′fez·ənt] (vertebrate zoology) Any of various large sedentary game birds with long tails in the family Phasianidae; sexual dimorphism is typical of the group. pheasant1. any of various long-tailed gallinaceous birds of the family Phasianidae, esp Phasianus colchicus (ring-necked pheasant), having a brightly-coloured plumage in the male: native to Asia but introduced elsewhere 2. any of various other gallinaceous birds of the family Phasianidae, including the quails and partridges 3. US and Canadian any of several other gallinaceous birds, esp the ruffed grouse pheasant
Words related to pheasantnoun large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhereRelated Words- phasianid
- genus Phasianus
- Phasianus
- Phasianus colchicus
- ring-necked pheasant
- afropavo
- Afropavo congensis
- Congo peafowl
- argus pheasant
- argus
- Chrysolophus pictus
- golden pheasant
- monal
- monaul
- bird of Juno
- peafowl
- tragopan
noun flesh of a pheasantRelated Words- Phasianus colchicus
- ring-necked pheasant
- game bird
- wildfowl
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