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pheas•ant
Pronunciation: (fez'unt), [key]—
n.
1. any of numerous large, usually long-tailed, Old World gallinaceous birds of the family Phasianidae, widely introduced.
2. any of various other birds that resemble or suggest a pheasant.
3. Southern U.S.the ruffed grouse.
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