[C,U] (plural pheasants or pheasant) a large bird with a long tail, the male of which is brightly coloured. People sometimes shoot pheasants for sport or food. Meat from this bird is also called pheasant: (BrE) to shoot pheasant * (AmE) to hunt pheasant * roast pheasant
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