trag·o·pan
| \ ˈtragəˌpan \
Definition of tragopan
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
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The first known use of tragopan was in 1829
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