单词 | Lady Amherst's pheasant |
释义 | Lady Amherst's pheasant/ˌleɪdi ˌam(h)əːsts ˈfɛznt/(also Lady Amherst pheasant) noun A ruffed pheasant, Chrysolophus amherstiae, native to parts of China and Burma (Myanmar) and introduced to Britain, the male of which has predominantly greenish-black and white plumage with bright yellow and red on the lower back and a very long barred tail. OriginMid 19th century. From the genitive of Lady Amherst, the name of Sarah, Countess Amherst, wife of William Pitt Amherst, British Governor-General of India, who sent the first specimen of the bird to England in 1828 + pheasant. |
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