noun pl. pheasants or pheasant
Origin: ME fesant < Anglo-Fr < OFr faisan < L phasianus < Gr phasianos, after Phasis, river of Colchis: the birds are said to have been numerous near its mouth
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noun pl. pheas·ants or pheasant
Origin:
Origin: Middle English fesaunt
Origin: , from Old French fesan
Origin: , from Latin phāsiānus
Origin: , from Greek phāsiānos (ornīs), (bird) of the Phasis River, pheasant
Origin: , from Phāsis, the ancient name for the Rioni River in the Republic of Georgia
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