Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pheasant
2 senses of pheasant
Sense 1
pheasant -- (large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere)
=> phasianid -- (a kind of game bird in the family Phasianidae)
Sense 2
pheasant -- (flesh of a pheasant; usually braised)
=> wildfowl -- (flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food)