English Explanatory Dictionary

pheasant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food.
  2. The meat of this bird, eaten as food.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɛzənt/ en-us-pheasant.ogg

Word forms

pheasant pheasants

Etymology

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.

Derived words

Amherst pheasant argus pheasant Billingsgate pheasant blood pheasant cheer pheasant Chinese pheasant college pheasant common pheasant crow pheasant Elliot's pheasant golden pheasant green pheasant Impeyan pheasant Japanese pheasant kalege pheasant kalij pheasant khalege pheasant Lady Amherst's pheasant peacock-pheasant peacock pheasant pea-pheasant pheasant berry Pheasant coronavirus pheasant coucal pheasant cuckoo pheasantless pheasantlike pheasant pigeon pheasantry pheasant's eye pheasant shell Pheasants Nest pheasant-tailed jacana pheasant under glass pheasantwood reed pheasant Reeves's pheasant ring-necked pheasant sea pheasant sea-pheasant silver pheasant Swinhoe's pheasant
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