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monal /mɒˈnɑːl /(also monal pheasant) nounAn Asian pheasant of mountainous wooded country, the male having dark plumage with colourful iridescence.- Genus Lophophorus, family Phasianidae: three species, e.g. the crested Himalayan monal (L. impeyanus).
For example, snow partridge and Himalayan monal pheasant are facing local extinction from many valleys....- This fan is made from the feathers of the Himalayan monal, a pheasant found in India, Pakistan, and Nepal.
- For the conservation of Himalayan monal and its associated species, it would be important to set aside large undisturbed areas of high altitude oak-rhododendron forests.
OriginMid 18th century: from Nepali monāl, from Hindi munāl. |