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English noun: pheasant

1. pheasant (animal) large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere


Broader (hypernym)phasianid


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


Member meronymgenus Phasianus, Phasianus

2. pheasant (food) flesh of a pheasant; usually braised


Broader (hypernym)wildfowl


Part meronymPhasianus colchicus, ring-necked pheasant


Domain categorygame bird









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