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 Definitions of tragopan  [ˈtræg əˌpæn]  

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Definition of 'tragopan' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) tragopan
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 trágopān)

Definition of 'tragopan' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) tragopan
brilliantly colored Asian pheasant having wattles and two fleshy processes on the head


Definition of 'tragopan' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) tragopan
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 covered with white or buff ocelli, and the head is ornamented with two bright-colored, fleshy wattles. The crimson tragopan, or horned pheasant (C. satyra), of India is one of the best-known species



'tragopan' - Nearby Entries  

tragicomedy  tragicomic  tragicomical  tragopan  tragopogon  tragopogon dubius  tragopogon porrifolius  



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