English noun: pheasant |
1. | pheasant (animal) large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere |
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| Broader (hypernym) | phasianid |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | afropavo, Afropavo congensis, argus, argus pheasant, bird of Juno, Chrysolophus pictus, Congo peafowl, golden pheasant, monal, monaul, peafowl, Phasianus colchicus, ring-necked pheasant, tragopan |
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| Member meronym | genus Phasianus, Phasianus |
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2. | pheasant (food) flesh of a pheasant; usually braised |
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| Broader (hypernym) | wildfowl |
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| Part meronym | Phasianus colchicus, ring-necked pheasant |
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| Domain category | game bird |
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