ring-necked pheasant
- noun
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faisán de cuello anillado
- During the autumn, we often spot a ring-necked pheasant roaming through the tall grass.
Examples
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Ohio hunters should begin preparing for the hunting seasons of some of the state's most popular game species, including ring-necked pheasant, cotton-tail rabbit, and bob-white quail.
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The bright colors of the male ring-necked pheasant make it a stunning sight in the fields.
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The ring-necked pheasant is known for its distinctive white ring around its neck, which sets it apart from other birds.
Synonyms
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A large bird with a long tail, often brightly colored and found in fields and woods
A large bird with bright feathers, a long tail, and a white ring on its neck often found in fields
A common bird hunted for sport with a pale ring around its neck
Surface Forms
Morphology
ring-necked + pheasant
The noun phrase is compositionally transparent: 'ring-necked' describes having a ring around the neck and 'pheasant' names the bird, so a learner who knows those parts can infer 'a pheasant with a white ring around its neck'. This is a common adjective+noun descriptive pattern found across languages, so the meaning should be immediately clear to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Ring-necked pheasant is a simple picture name: the bird has a clear white ring around its neck, so people began calling it 'ring-necked' to tell it apart from other pheasants. That's why the name means a pheasant with a band of color around its neck.