pheasant

pheas·ant  (fznt)

n. pl. pheas·ants or pheasant

1. Any of various Old World birds of the family Phasianidae, especially the ring-necked pheasant introduced in North America, characteristically having long tails and, in the males of many species, brilliantly colored plumage.

2. Any of several other birds that resemble the pheasant, such as the partridge.

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[Middle English fesaunt, from Old French fesan, from Latin phsinus, from Greek phsinos (orns), (bird) of the Phasis River, pheasant, from Phsis, the ancient name for the Rioni River in the Republic of Georgia.]

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pheasant

Noun

a long-tailed bird with a brightly coloured plumage in the male: native to Asia but introduced elsewhere [Latin phasianus]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pheasant - large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere phasianid - a kind of game bird in the family Phasianidae genus Phasianus, Phasianus - type genus of the Phasianidae: the typical pheasants Phasianus colchicus, ring-necked pheasant - common pheasant having bright plumage and a white neck ring afropavo, Afropavo congensis, Congo peafowl - both sexes are brightly colored argus pheasant, argus - large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant Chrysolophus pictus, golden pheasant - brightly colored crested pheasant of mountains of western and central Asia monal, monaul - brilliantly colored pheasant of southern Asia bird of Juno, peafowl - very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird tragopan - brilliantly colored Asian pheasant having wattles and two fleshy processes on the head
	2.	pheasant - flesh of a pheasant; usually braised Phasianus colchicus, ring-necked pheasant - common pheasant having bright plumage and a white neck ring game bird - any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport wildfowl - flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food

Translations

pheasant [ˈfɛznt] n → faisán m

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pheasant [ˈfɛznt] n → faisan m

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pheasant [ˈfɛznt] n → Fasan m

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pheasant [ˈfɛznt] n → fagiano