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Phasianus

noun

type genus of the Phasianidae: the typical pheasants

• Syn: ↑genus Phasianus

• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Phasianidae, ↑family Phasianidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑pheasant, ↑ring-necked pheasant, ↑Phasianus colchicus

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈānəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, pheasant — more at pheasant

: a genus (the type of the family Phasianidae) containing the typical pheasants

Useful english dictionary. 2012.