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Brilliantly colored south Asian pheasant
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monal
Word definitions for monal in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 monaul , monal ...
Wikipedia
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A monal is a bird of genus Lophophorus of the pheasant family, Phasianidae . There are three species and several subspecies: Himalayan monal Lophophorus impejanus. It is the National bird of Nepal. Sclater's monal Lophophorus sclateri Chinese monal Lophophorus ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of three species of pheasant in the genus ''Lophophorus''.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. brilliantly colored pheasant of southern Asia [syn: monaul ]
Usage examples of monal.
Burton thought about it, Monal and Frigate had always been present at these times.