pheasant
Long-tailed game bird
A pheasant is a large, long-tailed game bird, the males typically having brilliant plumage.
Native to Asia, pheasants were introduced widely for hunting and now inhabit fields and woodland edges across Europe and North America.
We flushed a pheasant from the underbrush.
The meat is considered a delicacy, often roasted: pheasant under glass.
Fowl or fuss
- partridgeGround-dwelling game bird
- quailFlinch from fear
- fowlBirds for the table
- wildfowlHunted aquatic birds
upland · covey · rooster · hen · cock · golden · silver · peafowl
Showing shifting spectral colors
- colorfulFull of varied hues
- crestHighest point or tuft
- wattleHanging throat skin
- spursHeel-mounted riding prods
barred · speckled · glossy · tufted · variegated · patterned · brilliant · showy
Washing by water surge
- shotgunLong gun firing shot
- retrieverDog trained to fetch game
- bird-dogPursue or monitor closely
- decoyFalse target for misdirection
camouflage · beaters · gamekeeper · license · season · stalking · tracking · sportsman
Large enclosure for birds
- goldenBright yellow, or precious
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- captiveOne held by force
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
exotic · display · ornithology · collectible · estate · grounds · menagerie · decorative
grouse
Fowl or fuss
wildfowl · upland · covey · rooster · hen · cock · golden · silver · peafowl · guinea-fowl
iridescent
Showing shifting spectral colors
spurs · barred · speckled · glossy · tufted · variegated · patterned · brilliant · showy · display
flushing
Washing by water surge
decoy · camouflage · beaters · gamekeeper · license · season · stalking · tracking · sportsman · upland
aviary
Large enclosure for birds
breeding · exotic · display · ornithology · collectible · estate · grounds · menagerie · decorative · prestige
hedgerow
Linear shrub boundary
copse · stubble · grassland · scrubland · thicket · countryside · estate · covert · spinney · set-aside
roasted
Cooked uncovered with heat
confit · casserole · pâté · terrine · gamey · hung · plucked · dressed · stuffed · juniper
- meatsbeef, chicken, pork, ham, mutton
- British huntingfox hunting, fox hunt, foxhound, foxhunting, deer hunt
- English farepork pie, cream tea, clotted cream, scones, faggots
- Great PlainsGreat Plains, high plains, High Plains, grassland, grasslands
- South DakotaMount Rushmore, Badlands, Black Hills, Sioux Falls, Pierre
- Pheasants
pheasantpartridge
Ground-dwelling game bird
quail · grouse · duck · goose · guinea fowl
pheasantchicken
Domestic fowl for eating
hen · domestic fowl · rooster · broiler · layer hen
- pheasant huntingPursuing colorful gamebirds
- golden pheasantColorful Asian game bird
- pheasant seasonLegal gamebird hunting window
- roast pheasantOven-cooked upland gamebird
- pheasant shootingHunting long-tailed gamebirds