Φασιανός

A. from the river Phasis (v. Φᾶσις):—ὁ φ. (sc. ὄρνις), the Phasian bird, pheasant, Phasianus colchicus, Mnesim. 9, Ar. Nu. 109 (where some took it for a Phasian horse, cf. Sch.ad loc., Ath. 9.387a, and cf. Φασιανοὶ ἵπποι, Φασιανικοὶ δὲ ὄρνεις Hdn.Gr.post Phryn. p.459 Lobeck), Arist. HA 557a12, 633b2, Thphr. Fr. 180, Ptol.Euerg. 2(b) J. Edict.Diocl. 4.17 (Aeg.); Φ. ὄρνιθες Callix. 2, cf. Ath. 14.654c, etc.:—also φασιανικός, Ar. Av. 68 (with a play on συκοφαντικός, as φασιανὸς ἀνήρ represents συκοφάντης in Id. Ach. 726), Paul.Aeg. 1.83; Φ. ὄρνιθες Poll. 6.52; Φ. στέαρ Aët. 5.118.