pheasant

pheas·ant

noun \ˈfe-z^ənt\

plural pheasant or pheasants

Definition of PHEASANT

1

: any of numerous large often long-tailed and brightly colored Old World gallinaceous birds (Phasianus and related genera of the family Phasianidae) including many raised as ornamental or game birds — compare ring-necked pheasant

2

: any of various birds resembling a pheasant

Origin of PHEASANT

Middle English fesaunt, from Anglo-French fesant, faisan, from Latin phasianus, from Greek (ornis) phasianos, from phasianos of the Phasis River, from Phasis, river in Colchis

First Known Use: 13th century

Rhymes with PHEASANT

bezant, peasant, pleasant, present