- genus Tragopan
- nouna genus of Phasianidae• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Phasianidae, ↑family Phasianidae• Member Meronyms: ↑tragopan
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genus Tragopan
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tragopan — [trag′ō pan΄] n. [ModL < L, fabulous bird < Gr, lit., goat Pan < tragos, goat (see TRAGEDY) + Pan, Pan] any of several brightly colored Asiatic pheasants (genus Tragopan) with two erectile, fleshy, hornlike protuberances on the head … English World dictionary
Tragopan — Taxobox name = Tragopans image width = 250px image caption = Blyth s Tragopan ( Tragopan blythii ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Galliformes familia = Phasianidae genus = Tragopan genus authority = Cuvier, 1829Tragopan … Wikipedia
tragopan — /trag euh pan /, n. any of several Asian pheasants of the genus Tragopan, having two fleshy, erectile horns on the head and wattles on the throat. [1615 25; < NL, special use of L tragopan fabulous Ethiopian bird < Gk trágopan, equiv. to trágo(s) … Universalium
tragopan — trag•o•pan [[t]ˈtræg əˌpæn[/t]] n. orn any of several Asian pheasants of the genus Tragopan, having two fleshy, erectile horns on the head and wattles on the throat • Etymology: 1615–25; < NL; L tragopān fabulous Ethiopian bird < Gk… … From formal English to slang
tragopan — /ˈtrægəpæn/ (say traguhpan) noun any of the Asian pheasants constituting the genus Tragopan, characterised by two fleshy erectile horns on the head, and wattles on the throat. {New Latin, special use of Latin tragopān fabulous Ethiopian bird,… …
tragopan — noun A pheasant of the genus Tragopan … Wiktionary
tragopan — [ tragəpan] noun an Asian pheasant, the male of which has fleshy horns on its head. [Genus Tragopan: several species.] Origin mod. L., from Gk, the name of a horned bird, from tragos goat + the name of the Greek god Pan … English new terms dictionary
tragopan — n. any Asian pheasant of the genus Tragopan, with erect fleshy horns on its head. Etymology: L f. Gk f. tragos goat + Pan the god Pan … Useful english dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Temminck's Tragopan — Taxobox name = Temminck s Tragopan status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 225px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Galliformes familia = Phasianidae genus = Tragopan species = T. temminckii binomial = Tragopan… … Wikipedia
