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tragopan definition

trago·pan (trag′ō pan′)

noun

any of several brightly colored Asiatic pheasants (genus Tragopan) with two erectile, fleshy, hornlike protuberances on the head

Etymology: ModL < L, fabulous bird < Gr, lit., goat-Pan < tragos, goat (see tragedy) + Pan, Pan

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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