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# pheasant

noun (a pheasant, pheasants or pheasant)

«pheasant» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A large bird with a long tail; the males have bright copper, green and red feathers, while females are brown. They are often hunted for food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pheasant/#m1)

### In the lessons

In nature lessons, pheasants are common in the British and Irish countryside and often walk across roads. In everyday life, some people hunt and eat pheasant. Phrases: cock pheasant (male), hen pheasant (female).

### Examples

- A pheasant ran across the country lane. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pheasant/#x1)
- The male pheasant has a red face and a long tail. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pheasant/#x2)
- Hen pheasants are brown so they can hide on their nests. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pheasant/#x3)
- We heard a pheasant's loud call from the field. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pheasant/#x4)
- Pheasants were brought to Britain long ago from Asia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pheasant/#x5)
- Some people eat pheasant as a special meal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pheasant/#x6)
- I am a miserable bird called a pheasant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pheasant/#x7)

### Note

Plural pheasants, or pheasant for hunting and food. Spelling: ph sounds like f, and there is an ea: pheasant (FEZ-unt). Do not mix with peasant (a poor farm worker of old times).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pheasant» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pheasant/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pheasant» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pheasant.html) on Mova free.