tro|gon

tro|gon
tro|gon «TROH gon», noun.
any tropical or subtropical bird of a group having soft, brilliantly colored plumage.
[< New Latin Trogon the genus name < Greek trōn, present participle of tr to gnaw]

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  • gon — gon·a·duct; gon·a·kie; gon·apophysal; gon·apophysis; gon·ca·lo; gon·dang; gon·do·let; gon·do·lier; gon·ef; gon·er; gon·fa·lon; gon·fa·lon·ier; gon·fa·lo·nie·re; gon·fa·non; gon·go·resque; gon·go·rism; gon·gy·lo·ne·ma; gon·i·dan·gi·um; gon·if;… …   English syllables

  • tro — as·tro·blast; as·tro·car·y·um; as·tro·chronological; as·tro·compass; as·tro·cyte; as·tro·cy·to·ma; as·tro·diagnosis; as·tro·dome; as·tro·gate; as·tro·ga·tion; as·tro·ga·tor; as·tro·gon·ic; as·tro·graph; as·tro·graph·ic; as·tro·labe;… …   English syllables

  • trogon — tro·gon …   English syllables

  • Trogon — Tro|gon 〈m. 6〉 farbenprächtiger, langschwänziger Vogel der tropischen u. subtropischen Urwälder Amerikas, Asiens u. Afrikas: Trogonidae [zu grch. trogein „nagen“] * * * Tro|gon, der; s, s u. ...ọnten [zu griech. trōgōn, 1. Part. von: trōgein =… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Trogon — Tro|gon der; s, Plur. s u. ...ọnten <zu gr. tro̅gōn, Gen. tro̅gontos, Part. Präs. von tro̅gein »nagen«> südamerik. Nageschnäbler (bunt gefiederter Urwaldvogel) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • trogon — tro•gon [[t]ˈtroʊ gɒn[/t]] n. orn any of various medium sized, typically brilliantly colored arboreal birds comprising the order Trogoniformes, inhabiting tropical and subtropical parts of the New World, Africa, and Asia • Etymology: 1785–95;… …   From formal English to slang

  • Trogon — Tro|gon 〈m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s od. gọn|ten; Zool.〉 prächtig bunter Vogel der trop. u. subtrop. Urwälder Amerikas, Asiens u. Afrikas: Trogonidae [Etym.: <grch. trogein »nagen«] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • trogonidae — tro·gon·i·dae …   English syllables

  • trogonoid — tro·gon·oid …   English syllables

  • dae — acan·thi·sit·ti·dae; ac·an·thu·ri·dae; acar·i·dae; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; achet·i·dae; acras·pe·dae; acrid·i·dae; acroc·e·rat·i·dae; ac·ro·chor·di·dae; adap·i·dae; ae·ge·ri·i·dae; ae·gi·thin·i·dae; ae·gy·pi·i·dae; ae·o·lid·i·dae; aeto·bat·i·dae;… …   English syllables

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