transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfe-z ə nt ]
noun
( plural pheasant or pheasants )
Etymology: Middle English fesaunt, from Anglo-French fesant, faisan, from Latin phasianus, from Greek ( ornis ) phasianos, from phasianos of the Phasis River, from Phasis, river in Colchis
Date: 13th century
1. : any of numerous large often long-tailed and brightly colored Old World gallinaceous birds ( Phasianus and related genera of the family Phasianidae) including many raised as ornamental or game birds — compare ring-necked pheasant
2. : any of various birds resembling a pheasant