ring-necked pheasant

noun

A bird of the species Phasianus colchicus, native principally to temperate parts of Asia, naturalized elsewhere.

Similar
common pheasantPhasianus colchicus

Meanings

nounring-necked pheasant (plural ring-necked pheasants)

plural ring-necked pheasants

  1. A bird of the species Phasianus colchicus, native principally to temperate parts of Asia, naturalized elsewhere.

    Synonyms: common pheasant

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA bird of the species Phasianus colchicus, native principally to temperate parts of Asia, naturalized elsewhere.

More synonyms by meaning

nouncommon pheasant having bright plumage and a white neck ring

Similar
Phasianus colchicus
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

ring-necked pheasant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ring-necked%20pheasant

MLA

“ring-necked pheasant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ring-necked%20pheasant. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ring-necked pheasant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ring-necked%20pheasant.

Source: ring-necked pheasant on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.