See Also: Impeyan(dictionary)
Impeyan pheasant(medicine)

Impeyan (iou)



Impeyan adjective & noun. Also impeyan. L19.
[from Sir Elijah Impey (1732-1809), English jurist, and his wife Mary (d. 1818) + -AN.]
A. adjective. Impeyan pheasant, a stocky pheasant, Lophophorus impeyanus, of the Himalayas, the male of which has brilliant iridescent plumage. L19.
b. noun. An Impeyan pheasant. L19.
? Also called monal, Himalayan monal.