pukras

noun

puk·​ras

ˈpəkrəs

variants or pukras pheasant

plural -es

: any of several pheasants of northern India and the Himalayas constituting the genus Pucrasia and being in the males mostly crested with long black ear tufts

called also koklas

Word History

Etymology

pukras from native name in India

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