English Explanatory Dictionary

Lady Amherst's pheasant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A colourful pheasant, of species Chrysolophus amherstiae, indigenous to China but also found in Bedfordshire.

Word forms

Lady Amherst's pheasant Lady Amherst's pheasants

Etymology

Named after one Lady Amherst who introduced the species to Bedfordshire from China.

Synonyms

Lady Amherst Amherst Amherst pheasant
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