pheasant

pheasant
noun
  1. a large long-tailed game bird native to Asia, the male of which typically has very showy plumage
    雉,野鸡
  2. Family Phasianidae: several genera and many species, in particular the common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), which has been widely introduced for shooting
    雉科:数属,多种,尤指环颈雉(拉丁名Phasianus colchicus),被广泛引进供打猎用
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French fesan, via Latin from Greek phasianos ('bird) of Phasis', the name of a river in the Caucasus, from which the bird is said to have spread westwards
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