- impeyan
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Impeyan pheasant — Im pey*an pheas ant ([i^]m p[i^]*an f[e^]z ant). [From Lady Impey, who attempted to naturalize the bird in England.] (Zo[ o]l.) An Indian crested pheasant of the genus {Lophophorus}. Several species are known. Called also {monaul}, {monal}. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Impeyan — … Useful english dictionary
impeyan pheasant — ˈimpēən noun Etymology: Sir Elijah Impey died 1809 English jurist, and Lady Impey died 1818 his wife, who introduced the bird into England + English an : a monal (Lophophorus impejanus) ranging from Afghanistan to Assam … Useful english dictionary
Lophophorus Impeyanus — Impeyan pheasant Im pey*an pheas ant ([i^]m p[i^]*an f[e^]z ant). [From Lady Impey, who attempted to naturalize the bird in England.] (Zo[ o]l.) An Indian crested pheasant of the genus {Lophophorus}. Several species are known. Called also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
monal — Impeyan pheasant Im pey*an pheas ant ([i^]m p[i^]*an f[e^]z ant). [From Lady Impey, who attempted to naturalize the bird in England.] (Zo[ o]l.) An Indian crested pheasant of the genus {Lophophorus}. Several species are known. Called also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
monaul — Impeyan pheasant Im pey*an pheas ant ([i^]m p[i^]*an f[e^]z ant). [From Lady Impey, who attempted to naturalize the bird in England.] (Zo[ o]l.) An Indian crested pheasant of the genus {Lophophorus}. Several species are known. Called also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Himalayan Monal — (Danphe) Female at Fife Animal Park, Scotland Conservation status … Wikipedia
pheasant — /fez euhnt/, n. 1. any of numerous large, usually long tailed, Old World gallinaceous birds of the family Phasianidae, widely introduced. 2. any of various other birds that resemble or suggest a pheasant. 3. Southern U.S. the ruffed grouse. [1250 … Universalium
Monal — Mo*nal , n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any Asiatic pheasant of the genus {Lophophorus}, as the Impeyan pheasant. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sikkim — For other uses, see Sikkim (disambiguation). Sikkim འབྲས་མོ་ལྗོངས་ सिक्किम S … Wikipedia
