genus phasianus

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   type genus of the Phasianidae: the typical pheasants

   SynonymsPhasianus

   Broaderbird genus

   Part ofPhasianidae

Questions about genus phasianus

What does genus phasianus mean?

genus phasianus means "type genus of the Phasianidae: the typical pheasants".

What is another word for genus phasianus?

Close synonyms include Phasianus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus phasianus a common word?

genus phasianus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.