tragopan

[ trag-uh-pan ]

/ ˈtræg əˌpæn /

noun

any of several Asian pheasants of the genus Tragopan, having two fleshy, erectile horns on the head and wattles on the throat.

Words nearby tragopan

tragic flaw, tragic hero, tragic irony, tragicomedy, tragion, tragopan, tragus, traherne, traik, trail, trail away

Origin of tragopan

1615–25; < New Latin, special use of Latin tragopān fabulous Ethiopian bird < Greek trágopān, equivalent to trágo(s) goat + Pā́n Pan

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Examples from the Web for tragopan

He told me about the Tragopan, and he is positive that the blue wattle becomes gorged with blood, and not air.
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British Dictionary definitions for tragopan

tragopan

/ (ˈtræɡəˌpæn) /

noun

any pheasant of the genus Tragopan, of S and SE Asia, having a brilliant plumage and brightly coloured fleshy processes on the head

Word Origin for tragopan

C19: via Latin from Greek, from tragos goat + Pan

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