PHEASANT


Meaning of PHEASANT in English

/fez"euhnt/ , n.

1. any of numerous large, usually long-tailed, Old World gallinaceous birds of the family Phasianidae, widely introduced.

2. any of various other birds that resemble or suggest a pheasant.

3. Southern U.S. the ruffed grouse.

[ 1250-1300; ME fesaunt fesan phasianus phasianós ( órnis ) (bird) of the Phasis, river in the Caucasus ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .