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.HA557a12, 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.
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