HyperDic: family_phasianidae

English > 1 sense of the expression family Phasianidae:
NOUNanimalfamily Phasianidae, Phasianidaepheasants
English > family Phasianidae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningpheasants; quails; partridges.
SynonymPhasianidae
Member ofGalliformes, order Galliformespheasants
MembersArgusianus, genus Argusianusargus pheasants
Chrysolophus, genus Chrysolophusgolden pheasants
Colinus, genus Colinus(New World quail) the bobwhites
Coturnix, genus CoturnixOld World quail
Gallus, genus GallusCommon domestic birds and related forms
Lofortyx, genus LofortyxCalifornia quail
Lophophorus, genus Lophophorusmonals
Numididae, subfamily Numididae, Numidinae, subfamily Numidinaeguinea fowl and related birds of Africa and Madagascar / Madagascar
Odontophorus, genus Odontophorusgenus of Central and South American crested partridges resembling quails
Pavo, genus Pavopeafowl
Perdicidae, subfamily Perdicidae, Perdicinae, subfamily PerdicinaeOld World partridges
Phasianus, genus Phasianustype genus of the Phasianidae
genus AfropavoCongo peafowl
genus TragopanA genus of Phasianidae
phasianidA kind of game bird in the family Phasianidae
Broaderbird familyA family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
Spanishfamilia Phasianidae, fasiánidos, Phasianidae
Catalanfasiànids, Fasiànids, Phasianidae

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