"Impeyan pheasant" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Impeyan pheasants [plural]
Etymology: After English natural historian Lady Mary Impey, who established a menagerie in Calcutta. Named in 1790 by ornithologist John Latham, who described the species from a preserved corpse from the menagerie. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Impeyan pheasant (plural Impeyan pheasants)
  1. A species of pheasant, Lophophorus impejanus. Wikipedia link: John Latham (ornithologist), Mary Impey Categories (lifeform): Fowls Synonyms (Lophophorus impejanus): Himalayan monal, Impeyan monal Hypernyms: monal
    Sense id: en-Impeyan_pheasant-en-noun-ZzkhjmOA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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