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Elliot's pheasant

Elliot's pheasant noun: syrmaticus ellioti, a large pheasant native to south-eastern China.

Noun

Elliot's pheasant (plural Elliot's pheasants)

  1. Syrmaticus ellioti, a large pheasant native to south-eastern China.

Forms of Elliot's pheasant

pluralElliot's pheasants

Origin of Elliot's pheasant

Named by Robert Swinhoe after the American ornithologist Daniel Giraud Elliot.

Questions about Elliot's pheasant

What does Elliot's pheasant mean?
Elliot's pheasant means syrmaticus ellioti, a large pheasant native to south-eastern China.
What part of speech is Elliot's pheasant?
Elliot's pheasant is a noun.
What is the plural of Elliot's pheasant?
The plural of Elliot's pheasant is Elliot's pheasants.

Words near Elliot's pheasant in the dictionary

  1. Ellinikon
  2. Ellinor
  3. Ellinwood
  4. Ellinwoods
  5. Elliot
  6. Elliot's pheasant
  7. Elliot's short-tailed shrew
  8. Elliot's short-tailed shrews
  9. Elliots
  10. Elliott
  11. Elliott County

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