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pea-pheasant

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A peacock-like pheasant of the genus Polyplectron.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: peacock-pheasant

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From pea (“peafowl”) + pheasant.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: قُبَّيْط (qubbayṭ) — fowl of the genus Polyplectron
  • Bengali: কাঠময়ূর (kaṭhmoẏur) — fowl of the genus Polyplectron
  • Chinese Mandarin: 孔雀雉 (kǒngquèzhì) — fowl of the genus Polyplectron
  • Dutch: pauwfazant — fowl of the genus Polyplectron
  • Esperanto: pavofazano — fowl of the genus Polyplectron
  • Finnish: täpläfasaani — fowl of the genus Polyplectron
  • French: éperonnier — fowl of the genus Polyplectron
  • German: Pfaufasan — fowl of the genus Polyplectron
  • German: Spiegelpfau — fowl of the genus Polyplectron
  • Hebrew: טווסון (tavasón) — fowl of the genus Polyplectron
  • Hungarian: pávafácán — fowl of the genus Polyplectron
  • Indonesian: kuau-kerdil — fowl of the genus Polyplectron
  • Italian: speroniere — fowl of the genus Polyplectron
  • Korean: 소공작 (sogongjak) — fowl of the genus Polyplectron
  • Persian: قرقاول طاووسی (qarqâvol tâvusi) — fowl of the genus Polyplectron
  • Polish: wieloszpon — fowl of the genus Polyplectron
  • Russian: павли́ний фаза́н (pavlínij fazán) — fowl of the genus Polyplectron
  • Spanish: espolonero — fowl of the genus Polyplectron
  • Swedish: påfågelfasan — fowl of the genus Polyplectron
  • Ukrainian: віялохві́ст (vijaloxvíst) — fowl of the genus Polyplectron
  • Vietnamese: gà tiền — fowl of the genus Polyplectron