elegant trogon
noun
Definition of elegant trogon
: a colorful, long-tailed, yellow-billed, tropical bird (Trogon elegans) of Mexico and Central America with a red belly and white band across the breast and with the back, chest, and head bright green in the male and brown in the female ◆The elegant trogon occasionally nests in southern Arizona.
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1932
First Known Use of elegant trogon
1932
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