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Pheasant

speaker

Meaning

Noun

In Fowls:
A
of family Phasianidae, often
for food.
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Origin

pheasant
English
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fesant
Middle English (1100-1500)
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fesan
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
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phasianus
Latin
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φασιανός
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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Φασιανός
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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Φᾶσις
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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