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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The typical genus of the family Phasianidæ and subfamily Phasianinæ, formerly nearly conterminous with the family, now restricted to such forms as Phasianus colchicus, the common pheasant, long domesticated in Europe.

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  • noun type genus of the Phasianidae: the typical pheasants

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