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Definition of Golden pheasant

1. Noun. Brightly colored crested pheasant of mountains of western and central Asia.

Definition of Golden pheasant

1. Noun. A colorful game bird originating from China, ''Chrysolophus pictus''. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Golden Pheasant

Literary usage of Golden pheasant

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New England Farmer by Samuel W. Cole (1852)
"The golden pheasant, Golden Poland, Pheasant Malay and Spangled Hamburg are terms indiscrimi nately applied by those not well versed in the ..."

2. Frank Forester's Fish and Fishing of the United States and British Provinces by Henry William Herbert (1859)
"golden pheasant crest. Gold twist. Body— One-third deep crimson floss silk; ... Very rich mixed wings of golden pheasant. Tail—Both red, and other part and ..."

3. Essays and Observations on Natural History, Anatomy, Physiology, Psychology by John Hunter, Richard Owen (1861)
"The liver, spleen, and pancreas are as usual. TUB golden pheasant ... In the golden pheasant the ducts of the liver enter the duodenum at the last turn; ..."

4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"The wing is made first ot tippet feather of the golden pheasant, which forms a sort of short under wing ; above that is a mixed wing of fibres from the ..."

5. Pheasants: Their Natural History and Practical Management by William Bernhard Tegetmeier (1897)
"The size of this species is somewhat larger than that of its close ally, the golden pheasant. In the male the adult plumage is not assumed until the autumn ..."

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