tragopan

[ trag-uh-pan ]

noun

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

Origin of tragopan

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

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How to use tragopan in a sentence

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

Origin of tragopan

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

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