The story
- Latin · derived fromphasianus“pheasant”
- English todayphasianid
New Latin phasianida from Latin phasianus (“pheasant”).
Words from the same roots
Latinphasianus all →
pheasant
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
phasianid
Today it means: Of or relating to semiflightless, gallinaceous game birds, such as pheasants, quails, peafowl, junglefowl, and guinea fowl. Full definition →
Latin phasianus