pheasant
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pheasant
- /ˈfɛzənt/
Rhymes with -ɛzənt
Where it comes from
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.
noun pheasants
- A bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food. The ſpring diſplaying her elegant taſte, the proud walk of the gold-feathered pheaſant, the light tread of the ſmall-hoofed hind, and the dancing of the ſtar-trained peacock, infuſed joy into the ſoul of the ſpectator of the aſtoniſhing works of the Creator.
- The meat of this bird, eaten as food. Tables were laid with cold pheasant, watercressy finger foods, sweets sufficient to give the Greater Raleigh Area sugar shock.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: monal, argus, ring-necked, feather, partridge, gallopheasant, fowl, common pheasant, peafowl, poulard, peacock-pheasant, pigeon, green pheasant, grey partridge, cockbird, peahen
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Talk about this word "pheasant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pheasant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pheasant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pheasant "pheasant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pheasant.Cite this
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title = {pheasant},
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