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a gallinaceous Asian bird, Phasianus colchicus, having a white band around its neck, introduced into Great Britain, North America, and the Hawaiian Islands. See illus. under pheasant.[1825-35]
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ring-necked pheasant — 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
ring-necked pheasant — n. an Asian game fowl (Phasianus colchicus) with a whitish collar around the neck in the male, now widely introduced and bred in North America, Europe, etc … English World dictionary
ring-necked pheasant — noun common pheasant having bright plumage and a white neck ring • Syn: ↑Phasianus colchicus • Hypernyms: ↑pheasant • Member Holonyms: ↑Phasianus, ↑genus Phasianus • Part Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
ring-necked pheasant — medžiojamasis fazanas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Phasianus colchicus angl. ring necked pheasant vok. Fasan, m rus. кавказский фазан, m; обыкновенный фазан, m pranc. faisan de Colchide, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas –… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
ring-necked pheasant — ring′ necked pheas′ant n. orn an Asian pheasant, Phasianus colchicus, the male of which has a white band around the neck: widely introduced as a game bird in North America and other parts of the world • Etymology: 1825–35 … From formal English to slang
ring-necked pheasant — noun Date: 1834 a Eurasian pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) that has been widely introduced as a game bird in North America and in which the males have a white neck ring and an iridescent green and purplish head with red wattles around the eyes … New Collegiate Dictionary
ring-necked pheasant — /ˌrɪŋ nɛkt ˈfɛzənt/ (say .ring nekt fezuhnt) noun See pheasant (def. 1) …
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 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 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
