HyperDic: phasianid

English > 1 sense of the word phasianid:
NOUNanimalphasianida kind of game bird in the family Phasianidae
English > phasianid: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningA kind of game bird in the family Phasianidae.
Member ofPhasianidae, family Phasianidaepheasants
Narrowerpartridgesmall Old World gallinaceous game birds
pheasantlarge long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere
quailsmall gallinaceous game birds
Broadergame birdAny bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport
Spanishfasiánido

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