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Phasianidae
noun
pheasants; quails; partridges
Syn: ↑family Phasianidae
Hypernyms: ↑bird family
Member Holonyms: ↑Galliformes, ↑order Galliformes
Member Meronyms:
Gallus, ↑genus Gallus, ↑phasianid, ↑Phasianus, ↑genus Phasianus, ↑genus Afropavo, ↑Argusianus, ↑genus Argusianus, ↑Chrysolophus, ↑genus Chrysolophus, ↑Colinus, ↑genus Colinus, ↑Coturnix, ↑genus Coturnix, ↑Lophophorus, ↑genus Lophophorus, ↑Odontophorus, ↑genus Odontophorus, ↑Pavo, ↑genus Pavo, ↑Lofortyx, ↑genus Lofortyx, ↑genus Tragopan, ↑Perdicidae, ↑subfamily Perdicidae, ↑Perdicinae, ↑subfamily Perdicinae, ↑Numididae, ↑subfamily Numididae, ↑Numidinae, ↑subfamily Numidinae

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\\-ˈanəˌdē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin Phasianus, type genus + -idae
: a large family of gallinaceous birds including the Asiatic pheasants, domestic fowls, jungle fowls, argus pheasants, Old World partridges, often also the turkeys and guinea fowls, and sometimes the grouse — see coturnix

Useful english dictionary. 2012.