phasianid

English Thesaurus

1. a kind of game bird in the family Phasianidae (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	game bird,
definition	:	any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	pheasant,
definition	:	large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	quail,
definition	:	small gallinaceous game birds (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	partridge,
definition	:	small Old World gallinaceous game birds (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family phasianidae, phasianidae,
definition	:	pheasants; quails; partridges (noun.animal)