コウライキジ

noun

common pheasant; ring-necked pheasant

Refers to the bird species Phasianus colchicus, commonly known as the common pheasant or ring-necked pheasant. In Japanese, often written in katakana as コウライキジ.

• コウライキジは日本にほんで狩しゅ猟りょう鳥ちょうとして知しられている。

  The common pheasant is known as a game bird in Japan.

• 公こう園えんでコウライキジの雄おすを見みかけた。

  I saw a male ring-necked pheasant in the park.