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Thesaurus: pheasant

Any one of numerous species of large gallinaceous birds of the genus Phasianus, and many other genera of the family Phasianidae, found chiefly in Asia.

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  1. n. Any one of numerous species of large gallinaceous birds of the genus Phasianus, and many other genera of the family Phasianidae, found chiefly in Asia.
  2. n. The ruffed grouse.
  3. n. large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere
  4. n. flesh of a pheasant; usually braised
  5. Any one of numerous species of large gallinaceous birds of thegenus Phasianus, and many other genera of the family Phasianidæ,found chiefly in Asia.
  6. n:100 n. large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere n. flesh of a pheasant; usually braised