pheasant

«pheasant» in Mova's school dictionary: A large bird with a long tail; the males have bright… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a pheasant, pheasants or pheasant)

meaning for a pupil

A large bird with a long tail; the males have bright copper, green and red feathers, while females are brown. They are often hunted for food. tree →

sense in the lessons

In nature lessons, pheasants are common in the British and Irish countryside and often walk across roads. In everyday life, some people hunt and eat pheasant. Phrases: cock pheasant (male), hen pheasant (female).

examples

• A pheasant ran across the country lane. tree →
• The male pheasant has a red face and a long tail. tree →
• Hen pheasants are brown so they can hide on their nests. tree →
• We heard a pheasant's loud call from the field. tree →
• Pheasants were brought to Britain long ago from Asia. tree →
• Some people eat pheasant as a special meal. tree →
• I am a miserable bird called a pheasant. tree →

note

Plural pheasants, or pheasant for hunting and food. Spelling: ph sounds like f, and there is an ea: pheasant (FEZ-unt). Do not mix with peasant (a poor farm worker of old times).

In the corpora

• The common pheasant in British fields was brought from Asia long ago for hunting.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «pheasant» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.