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PHASIANUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the Phasianidae: the typical pheasants
Synonyms:
genus Phasianus; Phasianus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Phasianus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Phasianus"):
pheasant (large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere)
Phasianus colchicus; ring-necked pheasant (common pheasant having bright plumage and a white neck ring)
Holonyms ("Phasianus" is a member of...):
family Phasianidae; Phasianidae (pheasants; quails; partridges)