monal
/ˈmɒnɔːl/(亦作monal pheasant)
noun
1- an Asian pheasant of mountainous wooded country, the male having dark plumage with colourful iridescence虹雉。
1.1
- Genus Lophophorus, family Phasianidae: three species, e.g. the crested Himalayan monal (L. impeyanus).虹雉属, 雉科：3种, 例如有棕尾虹雉（拉丁名L. impeyanus）。
词源
mid 18th cent.: from Nepali monāl, from Hindi munāl.