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Definition of Pheasant

1. Noun. Large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere.

Definition of Pheasant

1. n. Any one of numerous species of large gallinaceous birds of the genus Phasianus, and many other genera of the family Phasianidæ, found chiefly in Asia.

Definition of Pheasant

1. Noun. A bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pheasant

1. a large, long-tailed bird [n -S]

Medical Definition of Pheasant

1. 1. Any one of numerous species of large gallinaceous birds of the genus Phasianus, and many other genera of the family Phasianidae, found chiefly in Asia. The common, or English, pheasant (Phasianus Colchicus) is now found over most of temperate Europe, but was introduced from Asia. The ring-necked pheasant (P. Torquatus) and the green pheasant (P. Versicolour) have been introduced into Oregon. The golden pheasant (Thaumalea picta) is one of the most beautiful species. The silver pheasant (Euplocamus nychthemerus) of China, and several related species from Southern Asia, are very beautiful. 2. The ruffed grouse. Various other birds are locally called pheasants, as the lyre bird, the leipoa, etc. Fireback pheasant. See Fireback. Gold, or Golden, pheasant, a large and beautiful Australian parrakeet (Platycercus Adelaidensis). The male has the back black, the feathers margined with yellowish blue and scarlet, the quills deep blue, the wing coverts and cheeks light blue, the crown, sides of the neck, breast, and middle of the belly scarlet. Pheasant's eye. The sheldrake. The hooded merganser. Origin: OE. Fesant, fesaunt, OF. Faisant, faisan, F. Faisan, L. Phasianus, Gr. (sc) the Phasian bird, pheasant, fr. A river in Colchis or Pontus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Pheasant

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The English ring-necked pheasant, which is a familiar bird in this country, ... This pheasant is found throughout southern Europe, and was known to the ..."

2. The Journal of Heredity by American Genetic Association (1916)
"TWO pheasant CROSSES Reciprocal Matings Give Widely Different Results in Female and ... But in the second experiment the Prince of Wales pheasant (P. ..."

3. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1908)
"There are several species of the Manchurian or Eared pheasant. ... This strange pheasant is one of the most peculiar, and, at the same time, one of the most ..."

4. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Alexander Chalmers, Samuel Johnson (1810)
"The doctor names but one at present, And he of all birds was a pheasant. This pheasant was a man of wit, Could read all books were ever writ ; And, ..."

5. The Cultivator by New York State Agricultural Society (1848)
"We are aware thai some are inclined to doubt who Лег any of our domestic fowls possess the blood of th true pheasant. It is assumed, as the ground for thi ..."

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