phasianid

UK/ˈfeɪʃənɪd/US/ˈfeɪʃənəd/

phasianid adjective: of or relating to semiflightless, gallinaceous game birds, such as pheasants, quails, peafowl, junglefowl, and guinea fowl.

Adjective

phasianid (comparative more phasianid, superlative most phasianid)

Of or relating to semiflightless, gallinaceous game birds, such as pheasants, quails, peafowl, junglefowl, and guinea fowl.
- The chukar, a bird of the phasianid family, is distributed in Israel across a sharp climatic cline from Mediterranean regions in the north to extremely arid areas only ~200 km away in the Negev Desert.
Specifically, belonging to the zoologic family Phasianidae, or associated with species falling under that taxonomic hierarchy.
- The megapode is viewed as a ‘specialised’ galliform, having extended the phasianid incubation period and producing superprecocial hatchlings that have developed in the egg for a further four weeks.
Synonyms:

phasianous

Noun

phasianid (plural phasianids)

Any semiflightless, gallinaceous game bird.
- It is a medium-sized phasianid: males can weight even 600 grams and are bigger than the females. Moreover, unlike the females, they have ergots on the claws.
- Typical of many phasianid birds, guinea fowl are capable runners that have strong burst-flight capacities but little endurance in flight.

phasianid meaning in Tamil and Bengali

phasianid in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்

phasianid in Bengali

কোয়েল, ময়ূর, বনমোরগ এবং গিনি ফাউল, সুনির্দিষ্টভাবে, গ্যালিনাসিয়াস শিকারী পাখি

Synonyms of phasianid

phasianous

Forms of phasianid

Adjective
comparative	more phasianid
superlative	most phasianid
Noun
plural	phasianids

Origin of phasianid

New Latin phasianida from Latin phasianus (“pheasant”).

Questions about phasianid

What does phasianid mean?: Phasianid means of or relating to semiflightless, gallinaceous game birds, such as pheasants, quails, peafowl, junglefowl, and guinea fowl.
What is phasianid in Tamil?: Phasianid in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Phasianid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is phasianid?: Phasianid can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce phasianid?: Phasianid is pronounced /ˈfeɪʃənɪd/ (UK).

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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