phasianid
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
New Latin phasianida from Latin phasianus (“pheasant”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfeɪʃənɪd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfeɪʃənəd/
Adjective[edit]
phasianid (comparative more phasianid, superlative most phasianid)
- Of or relating to semiflightless, gallinaceous game birds, such as pheasants, quails, peafowl, junglefowl, and guinea fowl.
- The chukar, a bird of the phasianid family, is distributed in Israel across a sharp climatic cline from Mediterranean regions in the north to extremely arid areas only ~200 km away in the Negev Desert.
- Specifically, belonging to the zoologic family Phasianidae, or associated with species falling under that taxonomic hierarchy.
- The megapode is viewed as a ‘specialised’ galliform, having extended the phasianid incubation period and producing superprecocial hatchlings that have developed in the egg for a further four weeks.
Synonyms[edit]
- (belonging to the Phasianidae): phasianous
Noun[edit]
phasianid (plural phasianids)
- Any semiflightless, gallinaceous game bird.
- It is a medium-sized phasianid: males can weight even 600 grams and are bigger than the females. Moreover, unlike the females, they have ergots on the claws.
- Typical of many phasianid birds, guinea fowl are capable runners that have strong burst-flight capacities but little endurance in flight.