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tragopan
| tragopogon
| tragopogon dubius
| tragopogon porrifolius
| tragopogon pratensis
| tragulidae
tragopan
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun tragopan has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
tragopan, n. [NL., fr. L. tragopan a fabulous Ethiopian bird, Gr. .].
Any one of several species of Asiatic pheasants of the genus Ceriornis . They are brilliantly colored with a variety of tints, the back and breast are usually covered with white or buff ocelli, and the head is ornamented with two bright-colored, fleshy wattles. The crimson tragopan, or horned pheasant (Ceriornis satyra ), of India is one of the best-known species. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
tragopan, n. any Asian pheasant of the genus Tragopan, with erect fleshy horns on its head.
Etymology
L f. Gk f. tragos goat + Pan the god Pan
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