phasianus

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the Phasianidae: the typical pheasants (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	bird genus,
definition	:	a genus of birds (noun.animal)

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

member holonym	:	phasianus colchicus, ring-necked pheasant,
definition	:	common pheasant having bright plumage and a white neck ring (noun.animal)

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