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Definition of ring-necked pheasant in English: ring-necked pheasantnoun Any of several forms of the common pheasant, Phasianus colchicus, in which the male has a partial or complete white ring around the neck; specifically one of the subspecies P. c. torquatus, native to eastern China; also called ring, ringed, or ring-neck pheasant.
Origin Early 19th century; earliest use found in Blackwood's Magazine. Definition of ring-necked pheasant in US English: ring-necked pheasantnoun Any of several forms of the common pheasant, Phasianus colchicus, in which the male has a partial or complete white ring around the neck; specifically one of the subspecies P. c. torquatus, native to eastern China; also called ring, ringed, or ring-neck pheasant.
Origin Early 19th century; earliest use found in Blackwood's Magazine. |