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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Tragopan \Trag"o*pan\, n. [NL., fr. L. tragopan a fabulous
Ethiopian bird, Gr. ?.] (Zool.)
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 ({Ceriornis satyra}), of India is one of the
best-known species.
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