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phasianid

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Noun1.phasianid - a kind of game bird in the family Phasianidae
family Phasianidae, Phasianidae - pheasants; quails; partridges
pheasant - large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere
quail - small gallinaceous game birds
partridge - small Old World gallinaceous game birds
game bird - any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport
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[CHART OMITTED] On morphological and metrical criteria, these remains are definitely those of the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus) and not of other phasianids which may have existed or been imported into the region, including the guinea fowl (Numida meleagris), partridges (Alectoris sp.
Chickens in Africa: the importance of Qasr Ibrim by MacDonald, Kevin C.; Edwards, David N. / Antiquity
 
 
 
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