Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reeves's pheasant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables: reeves's pheas-ant
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Syrmaticus reevesii, a large pheasant that is endemic to China.

Etymology

Named after the British naturalist John Reeves, who first introduced live specimens to Europe in 1831.

Inflected Forms

Reeves's pheasants (plural)

Questions

What does reeves's pheasant mean?: Syrmaticus reevesii, a large pheasant that is endemic to China.
Where does reeves's pheasant come from?: Named after the British naturalist John Reeves, who first introduced live specimens to Europe in 1831.

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