golden pheasant
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golden pheasant
n.
A pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) of Tibet and western China that has a long tail and brilliantly colored plumage.
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golden pheasant
n
(Animals) a brightly coloured pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus, of the mountainous regions of W and central Asia, the males of which have a crest and ruff
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gold′en pheas′ant
n.
a pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus, orig. of W China and Tibet, having brilliant scarlet, orange, gold, green, and black plumage.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() pheasant - large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere Chrysolophus, genus Chrysolophus - golden pheasants |
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