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pheasant

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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.

[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.]

pheasant
Noun
a long-tailed bird with a brightly coloured plumage in the male: native to Asia but introduced elsewhere [Latin phasianus]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pheasantpheasant - 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] nfaisán m

pheasant [ˈfɛznt] nfaisan m

pheasant [ˈfɛznt] nFasan m

pheasant [ˈfɛznt] nfagiano

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 fazanas fazāns kuang bayas fazant fasan bażant faisão fazan фазан bažant fazan fazan fasan ไก่ฟ้า sülün 雉,野雞 фазан چکور chim trĩ 雉,
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


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Put an olive into a lark, put a lark into a quail; put a quail into a plover; put a plover into a partridge; put a partridge into a pheasant; put a pheasant into a turkey.
The venison pasty soon disappeared, and the roast pheasant flew at as lively a rate as ever the bird itself had sped.
And on the trunk of the tree he leaned against, a brown squirrel was clinging and watching him, and from behind a bush nearby a cock pheasant was delicately stretching his neck to peep out, and quite near him were two rabbits sitting up and sniffing with tremulous noses--and actually it appeared as if they were all drawing near to watch him and listen to the strange low little call his pipe seemed to make.
 
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