PHEASANT


Meaning of PHEASANT in English

■ noun a large long-tailed game bird native to Asia, the male of which typically has showy plumage. [ Phasianus colchicus and other species.]

Origin

ME: from OFr. fesan , via L. from Gk phasianos '(bird) of Phasis ', the name of a river in the Caucasus.

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