Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fez-uh nt]
- /ˈfɛz ənt/
- /ˈfez.ənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fez-uh nt]
- /ˈfɛz ənt/
Definitions of pheasant word
- noun pheasant any of numerous large, usually long-tailed, Old World gallinaceous birds of the family Phasianidae, widely introduced. 1
- noun pheasant any of various other birds that resemble or suggest a pheasant. 1
- noun pheasant Southern U.S. the ruffed grouse. 1
- noun pheasant game bird 1
- noun pheasant meat of game bird 1
- countable noun pheasant A pheasant is a bird with a long tail. Pheasants are often shot as a sport and then eaten. 0
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Origin of pheasant
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English fesaunt < Anglo-French; Old French fesan < Latin phāsiānus < Greek phāsiānós (órnis) (bird) of the Phasis, river in the Caucasus
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Parts of speech for Pheasant
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preposition
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pheasant popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pheasant usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pheasant
noun pheasant
- capon — A capon is a male chicken that has had its sex organs removed and has been specially fattened up to be eaten.
- curlew — A curlew is a large brown bird with long legs and a long curved beak. Curlews live near water and have a very distinctive cry.
- fowl — the domestic or barnyard hen or rooster; chicken. Compare domestic fowl.
- game bird — any bird hunted chiefly for sport, as a quail or pheasant, especially such a bird that is protected by game laws.
- geese — a plural of goose.
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