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tro·gon (trō′gän′)

noun

any of an order (Trogoniformes) of bright-colored, fruit-eating tropical birds

Etymology: ModL < Gr trōgōn, gnawing, prp. of trōgein, to gnaw: see troglodyte

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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