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Chrysolophus

noun

golden pheasants

• Syn: ↑genus Chrysolophus

• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Phasianidae, ↑family Phasianidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑golden pheasant, ↑Chrysolophus pictus

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\\krə̇ˈsäləfəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek chrysolophos golden crested, from chrys- + lophos nape, crest

: the genus consisting of the golden pheasant and Lady Amherst's pheasant

Useful english dictionary. 2012.