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TRAGOPAN
tragopan
(noun) brilliantly colored Asian pheasant having wattles and two fleshy processes on the head
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tragopan (plural tragopans)
Any of several species of Asian pheasant of the genus Tragopan.
Synonyms
• horned pheasant
Source: Wiktionary
Trag"o*pan, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. tragopan a fabulous Ethiopian bird, Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: 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 (C. satyra), of India is one of the best-known species.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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