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
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
pheasant — (Roget s IV) n. Types of pheasants include: Reeves, silver, golden, Lady Amherst s, peacock, Chinese ring necked, argus, Great crested argus, kallege, Mongolian, tragopan, Indian horned, monal, Impeyan; see also bird 1 , fowl … English dictionary for students
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
Sikkim — For other uses, see Sikkim (disambiguation). Sikkim འབྲས་མོ་ལྗོངས་ सिक्किम S … Wikipedia
Shey Phoksundo National Park — covering an area of 3,555 square kilometers, is the largest and the only trans Himalayan National Park in Nepal. Large portion of the park is located in Dolpa District district with 810 square kilometers in Mugu District district. [… … Wikipedia
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
