Lady Amherst's pheasant

noun

Lady Am·​herst's pheasant

-ˈam(ˌ)ərs(t)s-

: a pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) native to western China and Tibet and having a green crown, red crest, and black-barred white cape and a white breast and abdomen

Word History

Etymology

after Sarah E. Lady Amherst †1876 British amateur naturalist

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined above

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