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pheasant

phea·sant

UK/ˈfɛzənt/ US/ˈfɛzʌnt/ uncommon

noun

1.

large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere

2.

Origin

From Middle English fesaunt, fesant, from Old French fesan, from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φᾱσιανός (phāsianós), meaning “[bird] of the river Φᾶσις (Phâsis)”, from where, it was supposed, the bird spread to the west. Replaced native Old English wōrhana, a variant of mōrhana. More at moorhen.

Phrases

  • Amherst pheasant
  • argus pheasant
  • Billingsgate pheasant
  • blood pheasant
  • cheer pheasant
  • Chinese pheasant
  • college pheasant
  • common pheasant

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