sea pheasantn.
1. The turbot.
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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Pleuronectiformes (flat-fish) > [noun] > family Scophthalmidae (turbot) > genus or member of Scophthalmus > scophthalmus maximus (turbot)
buttc1300
turbotc1300
sprent1324
breta1475
birt1552
sea pheasant1633
rhomb1720
brat1760
rodden fluke1793
king-fluke1895
1633 J. Hart Κλινικη i. xxi. 89 Turbot..yeeldeth good and wholesome nourishment..and is called therefore by some the Sea-pheasant.
1672 J. Josselyn New-Englands Rarities 26 Hallibut or Sea Pheasant.
1737 in W. Walker Bards of Bon-accord (1887) 161 Turbot, far requested for his white And mellow flesh, sea-pheasant often named.
1859–63 Amer. Cycl. 645/1 Its flesh is white, fat, flaky, and delicate..the French call it water or sea pheasant on account of its fine flavor.
2. The pintail duck, Dafila acuta; also the longtailed duck, Harelda glacialis.
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the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > member of genus Anas (miscellaneous) > anas acuta (pintail)
sea-widgeon1624
pintail1674
sea pheasant1674
cracker1678
sprigtail1768
winter duck1775
sprig1844
pin-tailed duck1851
pigtailed winder1864
ladybird1885
smeath1888
smee1888
the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > clangula hyemalis (old squaw)
hound1623
old wife1634
swallow-tailed duck1678
swallow-tailed sheldrake1678
calloo1793
south-southerly1814
oldsquaw1834
long-tail1837
granny1888
sea pheasant1893
1674 J. Ray Coll. Eng. Words 96 The Sea Pheasant: Anas caudacuta.
1676 F. Willughby & J. Ray Ornithologiæ 289 Anas caudacuta... Sea Pheasant: The Cracker.
1837 Penny Cycl. IX. 180/1 Dafila caudacuta. The Pintail Duck. This is..the Sea Pheasant, or Cracker, of Willughby.
1842 R. H. Bonnycastle Newfoundland II. 236 The pintail duck..from its plumage and the shape of its tail is called the sea pheasant.
1845 E. Acton Mod. Cookery (ed. 2) xiii. 342 To Roast the Pintail, Or Sea Pheasant.
1893 in H. T. Cozens-Hardy Broad Norfolk (Eastern Daily Press) 47 Sea-Phaysant..Longtailed Duck.
1999 Guardian 16 Dec. i. 23/5 On the nearest birds the telescope revealed the pink patch on the bill of the males and the pale brown feathers round the eye, and of course, the very elongated tail that has given it the local name of sea pheasant.
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