Definition of pheasant Pheasant
/fɛˈzʌnt/ - [fezunt] - pheas•ant
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| 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 | ||
| pheasant - flesh of a pheasant; usually braised | ||
| wildfowl flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food | ||
| phasianus colchicus, ring-necked pheasant common pheasant having bright plumage and a white neck ring | ||
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Wiktionary 
- pheasant (Noun)
A bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- pheasant (n.)
Any one of numerous species of large gallinaceous birds of the genus Phasianus, and many other genera of the family Phasianidae, found chiefly in Asia. - pheasant (n.)
The ruffed grouse.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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pheasant
A bird of the Phasianidae family, often hunted for food.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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pheasant
fez′ant, n. a gallinaceous bird abundant in Britain, and highly valued as food.—n. Pheas′antry, an enclosure for pheasants, where they may be bred and reared. [O. Fr. faisan—L. Phasiana (avis)—Gr. Phasianos, of Phasis, in Colchis.]
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Pheasants are a group of large birds in the order Galliformes. Males pheasants are usually larger than the females, and they have feathers of bright colours and long tails. There are 35 species of pheasant in 11 different genera.
In many countries pheasant species are hunted, often illegally, as game, and several species are threatened by this and other human activities.
Chukar is the offical "National bird" of Pakistan.
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