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.
Origin of tragopan
1615–25; < New Latin, special use of Latin
tragopān fabulous Ethiopian bird < Greek
trágopān, equivalent to
trágo(s) goat +
Pā́n
Pan
Words nearby tragopan
tragic flaw,
tragic hero,
tragic irony,
tragicomedy,
tragion,
tragopan,
tragus,
traherne,
traik,
trail,
trail away
Example sentences 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