pheasant
/ˈfezənt/noun
1- a large long-tailed game bird native to Asia, the male of which typically has very showy plumage雉, 野鸡。
1.1
- Family Phasianidae: several genera and many species, in particular the common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), which has been widely introduced for shooting.雉科：数属, 多种, 尤指被广泛引进供打猎用的环颈雉（拉丁名Phasianus colchicus）。
词源
Middle English: from Old French fesan, via Latin from Greek phasianos '(bird) of Phasis', the name of a river in the Caucasus, from which the bird is said to have spread westwards.