Plural of pheasant
regular plural
The plural of pheasant is pheasants.
Forms of pheasant
| Singular | pheasant /ˈfɛzənt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | pheasants |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Pheasants in a sentence
- To be first on the road, Up with the ground-mists and pheasants.2010, Seamus Heaney, Seeing Things, page 8. From the entry ground-mist
- Around her her courtiers started like pheasants.2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 12, in The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN. From the entry courtier
- It was thought to come from the southeast and possessed a voice like thunder which made all the wild pheasants call.[1988, Robin D. S. Yates, Washing Silk: The Life and Selected Poetry of Wei Chuang (834?-910), →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 123. From the entry Chencang
- Although the estate had been shot previously, there had been no effective keepering and little success with the pheasants released.1969, Game Conservancy (Great Britain), Annual Review (issues 1-8, page 16). From the entry shoot
- Peacocks, which are related to the pheasants and other fowllike birds, are native of India and Ceylon, but in ancient times were introduced into Palestine, Greece, and Rome.1919, New York State College of Agriculture, (Please provide the book title or journal name). From the entry fowllike
Meaning of pheasant
- noun A bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food.
- noun The meat of this bird, eaten as food.
Questions about the plural of pheasant
- What is the plural of pheasant?
- The plural of pheasant is pheasants.
- Is pheasant countable?
- Pheasant is a countable and uncountable noun.
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