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pheasant

/ˈfɛz.ənt/

Translations

pheasantnoun

pheasants

/ˈfɛz.ənt/

The hunter spotted a pheasant in the field, its colorful feathers glinting in the sunlight.

Le chasseur a aperçu un faisan dans le champ, ses plumes colorées scintillant au soleil.

Additional translations

faisanPar métonymie, pour la viande.

Synonyms

game bird

pheasantadjective

/ˈfɛz.ənt/

Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "pheasant feathers").

de faisan

He wore a hat trimmed with pheasant feathers.

Il portait un chapeau orné de plumes de faisan.

Synonyms

game (as in game bird)

pheasantnoun

A large, long-tailed game bird native to Asia, the male of which typically has brightly colored plumage.

The hunter spotted a pheasant in the field, its colorful feathers glinting in the sunlight.

The flesh of the pheasant, used as food.

For dinner, they prepared a roasted pheasant with herbs and spices.

pheasantadjective

Relating to or made from pheasants.

He wore a hat trimmed with pheasant feathers.