tragopan

noun

trag·​o·​pan
ˈtragəˌpan
1
capitalized : a genus of brilliantly colored Asiatic pheasants having the back and breast covered usually with white or buff ocelli and the head in the male ornamented with two bright-colored wattles and a pair of fleshy erectile horns see crimson tragopan
2
plural -s : any bird of the genus Tragopan

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, a kind of vulture, from Greek tragopan, from tragos he-goat + Pan, ancient Greek god of woods and shepherds

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of tragopan was in 1829

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“Tragopan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tragopan. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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