Elliot's pheasant

noun

El·​liot's pheasant

ˈelēəts-,

-lyəts-

: a large brilliantly colored barred pheasant (Syrmaticus ellioti) native to southeastern China where it is highly regarded as a game bird and extensively bred elsewhere as an ornamental

Word History

Etymology

probably after Daniel G. Elliot †1915 American zoologist

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