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单词 tragopan
释义

tragopan

[ trag-uh-pan ]
/ ˈtræg əˌpæn /

noun

any of several Asian pheasants of the genus Tragopan, having two fleshy, erectile horns on the head and wattles on the throat.

Origin of tragopan

1615–25; <New Latin, special use of Latin tragopān fabulous Ethiopian bird <Greek trágopān, equivalent to trágo(s) goat + Pā́nPan

Words nearby tragopan

tragic flaw, tragic hero, tragic irony, tragicomedy, tragion, tragopan, tragus, Traherne, traik, trail, trailable
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Example sentences from the Web for tragopan

  • He told me about the Tragopan, and he is positive that the blue wattle becomes gorged with blood, and not air.

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British Dictionary definitions for tragopan

tragopan
/ (ˈtræɡəˌpæn) /

noun

any pheasant of the genus Tragopan, of S and SE Asia, having a brilliant plumage and brightly coloured fleshy processes on the head

Word Origin for tragopan

C19: via Latin from Greek, from tragos goat + Pan
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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