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Fireback

Any of certain species of pheasant in the genus Lophura.

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  1. 1

    Any of certain species of pheasant in the genus Lophura.

  2. 2

    A piece of iron that fits into the back of a fireplace to distribute the heat and keep the brick from cracking.

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gallopheasantnounAny of the pheasants in the genus Lophura of the family Phasianidae.
silver pheasantnounLophura nycthemera, a pheasant found mainly in mountain forests in parts of Asia.
monalnounAny of three species of pheasant in the genus Lophophorus.
pheasantnoun(countable) A bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food.
feathernounA branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds, used for flight, swimming, protection and display.
peafowlnounA bird of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock (unspecified sex).
lophorinanounAny of the birds in the genus Lophorina, found in New Guinea.
spurfowlnounAny of three species of bird in the genus Galloperdix, of south Asia, and of the numerous species of Pternistis, of Africa, of the pheasant family Phasianidae.
puffbacknounThe (unintended) emission of soot or smoke from a furnace or boiler into a structure, typically caused by a burner failing to ignite properly, allowing a buildup of fumes which explode and expel soot or smoke into the structure.
kalij pheasantnounLophura leucomelanos, a pheasant found in forests and thickets, especially in the Himalayan foothills, from Pakistan to western Thailand.
thornbirdnounAny bird of the species of genus Phacellodomus.
peacock-pheasantnounSynonym of pea-pheasant.
college pheasantnounArchaic form of kalij pheasant. [Lophura leucomelanos, a pheasant found in forests and thickets, especially in the Himalayan foothills, from Pakistan to western Thailand.]
blood partridgenounSynonym of blood pheasant.
firebirdnoun(Slavic mythology) A magical and prophetic glowing or burning bird from a faraway land, which is both a blessing and a harbinger of doom to its captor
rocketernoun(hunting) A bird, especially a pheasant, which, being flushed, rises straight in the air like a rocket.
lagopodenounA ptarmigan.
pea-pheasantnounA peacock-like pheasant of the genus Polyplectron.
francolinnounAny of various terrestrial birds of several genera in family Phasianidae, principally in tribe Gallini.
blood pheasantnounA smallish short-tailed Asian pheasant (Ithaginis cruentus).

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