Pheasant Definition
fĕzənt
pheasants
noun
Any of a number of large gallinaceous birds (family Phasianidae), usually with a long, sweeping tail and brilliant feathers.
Webster's New World
Any of a number of birds resembling the pheasant, as the ruffed grouse.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Pheasant
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pheasant
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pheasantsOrigin of Pheasant
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
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle English fesant, from Old French fesan, from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός (phasianos) ("bird of the river Φᾶσις (Phȃsis)") from where, it was supposed, the bird spread to the west.
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