tragopan

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
tragopan
    n 1: brilliantly colored Asian pheasant having wattles and two
         fleshy processes on the head
from 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.
   [1913 Webster]
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