pheasant coucal

pheasant coucal
a brown and black, red-eyed Australian bird, Centropus phasianinus, with a pheasantlike tail.
[1870-75]

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  • Pheasant coucal — Pheasant Pheas ant, n. [OE. fesant, fesaunt, OF. faisant, faisan, F. faisan, L. phasianus, Gr. ? (sc. ?) the Phasian bird, pheasant, fr. ? a river in Colchis or Pontus.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large gallinaceous birds of the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pheasant-coucal — fazaninė pentinuotoji gegutė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Centropus phasianinus angl. pheasant coucal vok. Fasanspornkuckuck, m rus. фазанья шпорцевая кукушка, f pranc. coucal faisan, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas –… …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • pheasant coucal — /fɛzənt ˈkukəl/ (say fezuhnt koohkuhl) noun a large coucal, Centropus phasianinus, with a long, pheasant like tail and a deep booming voice, found in damp, heavily grassed, mainly coastal areas of the northern half of Australia, New Guinea and… …  

  • pheasant coucal — noun Australian bird with a tail like a pheasant • Syn: ↑pheasant cuckoo, ↑Centropus phasianinus • Hypernyms: ↑coucal * * * a brown and black, red eyed Australian bird, Centropus phasianinus, with a pheasantlike tail. [1870 75] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pheasant — Pheas ant, n. [OE. fesant, fesaunt, OF. faisant, faisan, F. faisan, L. phasianus, Gr. ? (sc. ?) the Phasian bird, pheasant, fr. ? a river in Colchis or Pontus.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large gallinaceous birds of the genus… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pheasant cuckoo — Pheasant Pheas ant, n. [OE. fesant, fesaunt, OF. faisant, faisan, F. faisan, L. phasianus, Gr. ? (sc. ?) the Phasian bird, pheasant, fr. ? a river in Colchis or Pontus.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large gallinaceous birds of the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pheasant duck — Pheasant Pheas ant, n. [OE. fesant, fesaunt, OF. faisant, faisan, F. faisan, L. phasianus, Gr. ? (sc. ?) the Phasian bird, pheasant, fr. ? a river in Colchis or Pontus.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large gallinaceous birds of the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pheasant parrot — Pheasant Pheas ant, n. [OE. fesant, fesaunt, OF. faisant, faisan, F. faisan, L. phasianus, Gr. ? (sc. ?) the Phasian bird, pheasant, fr. ? a river in Colchis or Pontus.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large gallinaceous birds of the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pheasant shell — Pheasant Pheas ant, n. [OE. fesant, fesaunt, OF. faisant, faisan, F. faisan, L. phasianus, Gr. ? (sc. ?) the Phasian bird, pheasant, fr. ? a river in Colchis or Pontus.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large gallinaceous birds of the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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