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 [ˈfɛz^ənt]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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 elsewhere

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various other gallinaceous birds of the family Phasianidae, including the quails and partridges

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) US and Canadian any of several other gallinaceous birds, esp the ruffed grouse

[from Old French fesan, from Latin phāsiānus, from Greek phasianos ornis Phasian bird, named after the River Phasis, in Colchis]

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

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pheasant noun

Related words
collective nouns nye, nide

Translations

pheasant [ˈfeznt] N → faisán m

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pheasant [ˈfɛz^ənt] n → faisan m

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pheasant

n → Fasan m

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pheasant [ˈfɛznt] n → fagiano

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pheasant

n pheasant [ˈfeznt]

1 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. fisant ثُدْرُج: ديك بَرّي фазан bažant fasan der Fasan φασιανός faisán faasan قرقاول fasaani faisan/-ane פָּסיוֹן तीतर fazan fácán ayam-ayaman fashani fagiano きじ 꿩 fazanas fazāns kuang bayas fazant fasan bażant faisão fazan фазан bažant fazan fazan fasan ไก่ฟ้า sülün 雉，野雞 фазан چکور chim trĩ 雉，野鸡

2 (the flesh of) the bird as food We had roast pheasant for dinner. fisant وَجْبَة ثُدْرُج фазан bažant fasan der Fasan φασιανός faisán faasan گوشت قرقاول fasaani faisan בְּשָׂר פָּסיוֹן तीतर का मांस gnjetao fácán daging ayam-ayaman fashani fagiano きじ肉 꿩(고기) fazanas fazāna gaļa kuang bayas fazant fasan(kjøtt) bażant faisão fazan фазан bažant fazan fazan fasan เนื้อนกสำหรับปรุงเป็นอาหาร sülün eti 野雞肉 фазан چکور thịt gà lôi 野鸡肉

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pheasant → طائر التدرج bažant fasan Fasan φασιανός faisán fasaani faisan fazan fagiano キジ 꿩 fazant fasan bażant faisão фазан fasan ไก่ฟ้า sülün chim trĩ 野鸡