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Meaning of TRAGOPAN

Pronunciation:  'tragu`pan

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  brilliantly colored Asian pheasant having wattles and two fleshy processes on the head
 
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 See Also: genus Tragopan, pheasant

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Trag"o*pan\, n. [NL., fr. L. tragopan a fabulous
Ethiopian bird, Gr. ?.] (Zo["o]l.)
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.
 

 

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