单词 | pheasant |
释义 | pheasant /fez"euhnt/, n. 1. any of numerous large, usually long-tailed, Old World gallinaceous birds of the family Phasianidae, widely introduced. 2. any of various other birds that resemble or suggest a pheasant. 3. Southern U.S. the ruffed grouse. [1250-1300; ME fesaunt < AF; OF fesan < L phasianus < Gk phasianós (órnis) (bird) of the Phasis, river in the Caucasus] |
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