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   Impeyan pheasant (ĭmpĭan fĕzant). [From Lady Impey, who attempted to naturalize the bird in England.] (Zool.) An Indian crested pheasant of the genus Lophophorus. Several species are known. Called also monaul, monal.
   
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   ☞ They are remarkable for the bright color and brilliant matallic hues of their plumage. The best known species (Lophophorus Impeyanus) has the neck of a brilliant metallic red, changing to golden yellow in certain lights.
   
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   Monal (?), n. (Zool.) Any Asiatic pheasant of the genus Lophophorus, as the Impeyan pheasant.
   
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