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pheas·ant
(fĕz′ənt)n. pl. pheas·ants or pheasant
1. Any of various game birds of the family Phasianidae, characteristically having a long tail, especially the ring-necked pheasant. The males of many species have brilliantly colored plumage.
2. Any of several other birds that resemble a pheasant, such as a partridge.
[Middle English fesaunt, from Old French fesan, from Latin phāsiānus, from Greek phāsiānos (ornīs), (bird) of the Phasis River, pheasant, from Phāsis, the ancient name for the Rioni River in the Republic of Georgia.]
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pheasant
(ˈfɛzənt)n
1. (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. (Animals) any of various other gallinaceous birds of the family Phasianidae, including the quails and partridges
3. (Animals) US and Canadian any of several other gallinaceous birds, esp the ruffed grouse
[C13: from Old French fesan, from Latin phāsiānus, from Greek phasianos ornis Phasian bird, named after the River Phasis, in Colchis]
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pheas•ant
(ˈfɛz ənt)n.
1. any of numerous large, typically long-tailed gallinaceous birds of the family Phasianidae, principally of Asia, though introduced in other parts of the world.
2. Southern U.S. the ruffed grouse.
[1250–1300; Middle English fesaunt < Anglo-French; Old French fesan < Latin phāsiānus < Greek phāsiānós (órnis) (bird) of the Phasis, river in Colchis]
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| Noun | 1. |  pheasant - large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewherephasianid - 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 argus pheasant, argus - large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant Chrysolophus pictus, golden pheasant - brightly colored crested pheasant of mountains of western and central 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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Translations
تَدَرُجٌثُدْرُج: ديك بَرّيوَجْبَة ثُدْرُج
bažant
fasan
fasaani
fazan
fácán
fashani
キジ
꿩
phasianus
fazanas
fazāna gaļafazāns
fazan
bažant
fasan
ไก่ฟ้า
sülünsülün eti
фазан
chim trĩ
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pheasant
n → Fasan m
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pheasant
(ˈfeznt) – plurals ˈpheasants ~ˈpheasant – noun1. 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.
2. (the flesh of) the bird as food. We had roast pheasant for dinner.
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pheasant
→ تَدَرُجٌ bažant fasan Fasan φασιανός faisán fasaani faisan fazan fagiano キジ 꿩 fazant fasan bażant faisão фазан fasan ไก่ฟ้า sülün chim trĩ 野鸡Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009