Dictionary 1. (n.) Any one of numerous species of large gallinaceous birds of the genus Phasianus, and many other genera of the family Phasianidae, found chiefly in Asia.2. (n.) The ruffed grouse. Thesaurus Bantam Cornish hen Dutch oven alcohol stove baker banty barbecue barn-door fowl barnyard fowl biddy boiler brooder broody hen caille camp stove canard caneton capon chafer chafing dish chanticleer chapon chick chickabiddy chicken chicky cock cockerel cook stove dindon domestic fowl drake duck duckling dunghill fowl faisan fowl fryer game fowl gander gobbler goose gosling grill griller grouse guinea cock guinea fowl guinea hen hen hen turkey hot day infrared cooker oie pans partlet partridge percolator pheasant pigeon pigeonneau poulard poulet poult poultry pullet quail roaster rooster samovar scorcher setting hen sizzler spring chicken squab stewing chicken stove summer day toaster tom tom turkey turkey turkey gobbler turkey-cock volaille wild duck |