Meanings
nounElliot's pheasant (plural Elliot's pheasants)
plural Elliot's pheasants
- Syrmaticus ellioti, a large pheasant native to south-eastern China.
Origin
Named by Robert Swinhoe after the American ornithologist Daniel Giraud Elliot.
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Elliot's pheasant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elliot's%20pheasant
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“Elliot's pheasant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elliot's%20pheasant. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Elliot's pheasant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elliot's%20pheasant.
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