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tragopan |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tragopan \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tragopan n : brilliantly colored Asian pheasant having wattles and two fleshy processes on the head
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