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| pheas·ant [ fézz'nt ] (plural pheas·ants or pheas·ant) |
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1. large long-tailed bird: a large bird, the male of which often has a long tail and brightly colored feathers. Pheasants are often bred for shooting. Native to: Asia, Europe, North America. Family Phasianidae.
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2. pheasant meat: the meat obtained from a pheasant
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| [13th century. Via Old French fesan< Greek phasianos (ornis) "(bird) from the river Phasis" in W Georgia, its supposed place of origin] |
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