trag|o|pan

trag|o|pan
trag|o|pan «TRAG uh pan», noun.
any one of a group of brilliantly colored Asian pheasants, the male having a pair of upright, fleshy horns on the head.
[< New Latin Tragopan the genus name < Latin tragopān < a reputed Ethiopian bird < Greek tragópān < trágos goat + pân Pan]

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  • trag — an·ti·trag·i·cus; ar·bi·trag·er; as·trag·a·lar; as·trag·a·lo·man·cy; as·trag·a·lus; te·trag·e·nous; te·trag·o·nal; trag; trag·a·canth; trag·a·can·thin; trag·e·dize; trag·e·dy; trag·e·laph; trag·i·cal; trag·i·cal·ly; trag·i·on; trag·o·pan;… …   English syllables

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  • 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

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

  • 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

  • Ceriornis satyra — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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

  • 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

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